1974Final results
1974 election for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: William L. Gibson (R), William D. Gorman (R), Dick Batchelor (D), Fred Hagan (R), Harvey W. Matthews (R), Bill Fulford (D) won.
6 seatsWilliam L. GibsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.4%39,998
William D. GormanRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.4%39,747
Dick BatchelorDemocrat · winner
11.3%39,536
Fred HaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.5%36,591
Harvey W. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.1%35,399
Frank B. McCormickDemocrat
9.8%34,180
Robert C. MilburnDemocrat
9.3%32,471
Nelson W. PinderDemocrat
9.0%31,609
J. Ronald ThorntonRepublican
9.0%31,487
Kirby SullivanDemocrat
8.2%28,841
Harry John RoseOther party
0.0%12
Bill FulfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
349,871 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William L. Gibson (R)William D. Gorman (R)Dick Batchelor (D)Fred Hagan (R)Harvey W. Matthews (R)Frank B. McCormick (D)Robert C. Milburn (D)Nelson W. Pinder (D)J. Ronald Thornton (R)Kirby Sullivan (D)
Also on the ballot: Harry John Rose (Other party), 0.0%; Bill Fulford (Democrat), 0.0%