1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Florida House District 115
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Charles C. Papy Jr. (D) won with 18.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Flynn (D) by 8.1 points.
Charles C. Papy Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
18.8%15,653
Bob McKnightDemocrat · winner
13.8%11,496
James F. EckhartDemocrat · winner
12.7%10,558
Bill FlynnDemocrat
10.7%8,927
Connie BakerDemocrat
10.6%8,862
Clark MerrillDemocrat
9.6%7,971
George WeiresDemocrat
7.3%6,113
Aileen R. LotzDemocrat
5.4%4,514
Matthew GissenDemocrat
4.6%3,823
Virginia M. HooverDemocrat
3.7%3,057
John H. BomarDemocrat
2.8%2,340
83,314 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Charles C. Papy Jr. (D)Bob McKnight (D)James F. Eckhart (D)Bill Flynn (D)Connie Baker (D)Clark Merrill (D)George Weires (D)Aileen R. Lotz (D)
Also on the ballot: Matthew Gissen (Democrat), 4.6%; Virginia M. Hoover (Democrat), 3.7%; John H. Bomar (Democrat), 2.8%