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1974Final results

1974 election for Florida Senate District 21

Florida State Senate · Florida

Guy Spicola (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Ward Dougherty (R) by 40.5 points.

Guy SpicolaDemocrat · winner
70.3%66,106
Ward DoughertyRepublican
29.7%27,988
94,100 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

EvenR+100.01976D+25.31978 specialD+100.01980D+3.01982R+4.71986 specialD+45.82000

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