1974Final results

1974 Republican primary for Florida House District 38

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Harvey W. Matthews (R) won with 27.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Pickett (R) by 1.1 points.

Harvey W. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.7%9,572
Paul PickettRepublican
26.6%9,195
J. Ronald ThorntonRepublican · winner
23.7%8,199
Jay RupertRepublican
22.1%7,645
34,611 votes

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