1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 16
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Carl Ogden (D) won with 16.9% of the vote, defeating Andrew E. Johnson (D) by 4.9 points.
Carl OgdenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.9%20,076
John W. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.6%19,680
John ThomasDemocrat · winner
12.2%14,539
Andrew E. JohnsonDemocrat
12.0%14,311
Mike DillinDemocrat
8.6%10,242
Billy W. FreemanDemocrat
8.3%9,894
Jeanette Bohall OconnerDemocrat
7.5%8,921
Ed GandyDemocrat
7.1%8,428
George A. PierceDemocrat
5.2%6,155
Diane Self OwenDemocrat
2.8%3,330
Willie Gene ClarkDemocrat
2.7%3,248
118,824 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Carl Ogden (D)John W. Lewis (D)John Thomas (D)Andrew E. Johnson (D)Mike Dillin (D)Billy W. Freeman (D)Jeanette Bohall Oconner (D)Ed Gandy (D)George A. Pierce (D)
Also on the ballot: Diane Self Owen (Democrat), 2.8%; Willie Gene Clark (Democrat), 2.7%