1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 62
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Carl Carpenter Jr. (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating John Dicks (D) by 31.0 points.
Carl Carpenter Jr.Democrat · winner
62.0%21,975
John DicksDemocrat
31.0%10,982
Clifford L. ParamoureDemocrat
7.0%2,485
35,442 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET