1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 92
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
David J. Lehman (D) won with 18.8% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Smith (D) by 9.1 points.
David J. LehmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.8%27,090
Tom McPhersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%24,636
Walter C. YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.8%24,223
Lawrence J. SmithDemocrat
9.8%14,043
William L. HinsonDemocrat
8.2%11,798
James DonlonDemocrat
7.7%11,015
Don FelicellaDemocrat
6.7%9,639
Bernard GelbardDemocrat
6.7%9,576
Ed CardounelDemocrat
4.4%6,290
Henry W. Harbinson Sr.Democrat
3.8%5,538
143,848 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
David J. Lehman (D)Tom McPherson (D)Walter C. Young (D)Lawrence J. Smith (D)William L. Hinson (D)James Donlon (D)Don Felicella (D)Bernard Gelbard (D)
Also on the ballot: Ed Cardounel (Democrat), 4.4%; Henry W. Harbinson Sr. (Democrat), 3.8%