1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Florida House District 44
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Bill Tyler (D) won with 33.6% of the vote, defeating James C. Patterson (D) by 14.4 points.
Bill TylerDemocrat · winner
33.6%14,994
David L. BarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.2%13,897
James C. PattersonDemocrat
19.2%8,552
Marshall NewtonDemocrat
16.1%7,159
44,602 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET