1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 5
Florida State Senate · Florida
Bob Saunders (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating W. E. Bishop (D) by 10.7 points.
Bob SaundersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%39,890
W. E. BishopDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%32,147
72,037 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET