1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Florida House District 16
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Carl Ogden (D) won with 19.6% of the vote, defeating Arnett Girardeau (D) by 7.9 points.
Carl OgdenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.6%15,028
John W. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.5%14,905
Arnett GirardeauDemocrat
11.7%8,991
Janet BrownDemocrat
10.7%8,163
Ike WilliamsDemocrat
10.5%8,056
Ted AlvarezDemocrat
9.7%7,397
Andrew E. JohnsonDemocrat
8.1%6,169
Frank HamptonDemocrat
6.6%5,036
Gene CallahanDemocrat
3.7%2,816
76,561 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Carl Ogden (D)John W. Lewis (D)Arnett Girardeau (D)Janet Brown (D)Ike Williams (D)Ted Alvarez (D)Andrew E. Johnson (D)Frank Hampton (D)
Also on the ballot: Gene Callahan (Democrat), 3.7%