1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 38
Florida State Senate · Florida
Dick Anderson (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating John Spottswood Jr. (D) by 3.5 points.
Dick AndersonDemocrat · winner
51.7%29,510
John Spottswood Jr.Democrat
48.3%27,524
57,034 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET