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1974Final resultsSpecial election

1974 special election for Florida Senate District 7

Florida State Senate · Florida

Mattox Hair (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Warren H. Folks (R) by 59.1 points.

Mattox HairDemocrat · winner
79.5%70,015
Warren H. FolksRepublican
20.4%17,954
Wayne F. CummingsOther party
0.1%71
88,040 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+13.91972D+59.11974 specialR+100.01976R+100.01980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Mattox Hair (D)Warren H. Folks (R)

Also on the ballot: Wayne F. Cummings (Other party), 0.1%