1974Final results
1974 election for Florida Senate District 16
Florida State Senate · Florida
Lori Wilson (Ind) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating John L. Lyerly Jr. (D) by 36.7 points.
Lori WilsonIndependent · winner · incumbent
57.9%52,024
John L. Lyerly Jr.Democrat
21.2%19,054
Jan ZahrlyRepublican
20.9%18,783
89,861 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