1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 3
Florida State Senate · Florida
TRAVIS MARCHANT led; no source recorded a winner.
Travis MarchantDemocrat · leading
41.4%40,758
Dempsey J. BarronDemocrat · incumbent
40.1%39,465
Sam MitchellDemocrat
18.5%18,249
98,472 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET