1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Florida House District 92

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Charles W. Boyd (D) won with 11.8% of the vote, defeating John Adams (D) by 3.9 points.

Charles W. BoydDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.8%15,079
Harold DyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%12,912
Tom McPhersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.9%11,407
John AdamsDemocrat
7.9%10,117
Walter C. YoungDemocrat · incumbent
7.8%9,996
6.4%8,118
Jeff DavidDemocrat
5.7%7,254
5.6%7,182
4.9%6,198
John MillerDemocrat · incumbent
4.5%5,801
4.2%5,336
Ed CardounelDemocrat
3.8%4,792
3.1%3,952
Grace FinkelDemocrat
3.0%3,861
3.0%3,812
2.8%3,621
2.8%3,570
1.9%2,425
1.7%2,114
127,547 votes

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

The candidates

Charles W. Boyd (D)Harold Dyer (D)Tom McPherson (D)John Adams (D)Walter C. Young (D)David J. Lehman (D)Jeff David (D)Cathleen Anderson (D)

Also on the ballot: Henry L. Kaye (Democrat), 4.9%; John Miller (Democrat), 4.5%; Richard Basinger (Democrat), 4.2%; Ed Cardounel (Democrat), 3.8%; Jeane L. Rothseiden (Democrat), 3.1%; Grace Finkel (Democrat), 3.0%; Donald R. Vollender (Democrat), 3.0%; James B. Duncan (Democrat), 2.8%; William Racik (Democrat), 2.8%; Donald S. Reisman (Democrat), 1.9%; Donald P. Linton (Democrat), 1.7%