1980Final results
1980 election for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: Dick Batchelor (D), Richard Crotty (R), Bruce McEwan (R), Daniel Webster (R), Thomas B. Drage Jr. (R), Fran Carlton (D) won.
6 seatsDick BatchelorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.2%85,594
Richard CrottyRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.7%70,566
Bruce McEwanRepublican · winner
10.7%64,205
Daniel WebsterRepublican · winner
10.0%60,371
Thomas B. Drage Jr.Republican · winner
10.0%60,365
Henry F. SwansonDemocrat
9.7%58,301
Nancy FairDemocrat
9.6%57,830
Bob WattlesDemocrat
9.4%56,272
Drew ThomasDemocrat
8.0%48,118
Lou WhittenRepublican
6.7%40,159
Fran CarltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
601,781 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET