1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: Bill Fulford (D), Dick Batchelor (D), John L. Mica (R), Toni Jennings (R), Lawrence R. Kirkwood (R), Fran Carlton (D) won.
6 seatsBill FulfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.6%72,260
Dick BatchelorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%65,711
John L. MicaRepublican · winner
8.9%55,772
Toni JenningsRepublican · winner
8.7%54,633
Lawrence R. KirkwoodRepublican · winner
8.7%54,076
Fran CarltonDemocrat · winner
8.5%53,296
Fred HaganRepublican · incumbent
8.3%51,968
John A. Terrell Jr.Democrat
7.7%47,955
Linda B. AronoffDemocrat
7.4%45,907
Lew EarleRepublican
7.3%45,467
Reed Kyle BoardmanDemocrat
7.2%45,235
Dan RushingRepublican
5.2%32,280
624,560 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET