1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Florida House District 98
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Elaine Gordon (D) won with 22.8% of the vote, defeating Gwen Margolis (D) by 7.0 points.
Elaine GordonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.8%26,152
Elaine BloomDemocrat · winner
19.9%22,787
Gwen MargolisDemocrat
15.8%18,171
Ted CohenDemocrat · incumbent
14.3%16,429
George I. BaumgartnerDemocrat · incumbent
12.3%14,062
Bob SkidellDemocrat
9.6%10,972
Ron PicchiDemocrat
3.5%3,961
Leeomia MinnisDemocrat
1.9%2,180
114,714 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Elaine Gordon (D)Elaine Bloom (D)Gwen Margolis (D)Ted Cohen (D)George I. Baumgartner (D)Bob Skidell (D)
Also on the ballot: Ron Picchi (Democrat), 3.5%; Leeomia Minnis (Democrat), 1.9%