1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 primary for Florida House District 115
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Larry Hawkins (D) won with 11.3% of the vote, defeating Pat Smith (D) by 1.9 points.
Larry HawkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.3%14,884
Bill FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%14,014
Charlie HallDemocrat · winner
10.5%13,817
Pat SmithDemocrat
9.4%12,395
Dexter LehtinenDemocrat
9.4%12,321
Bob SavageDemocrat
8.6%11,295
Dan LewisDemocrat
8.4%11,053
Steve SiegfriedDemocrat
7.2%9,464
Gene FlinnDemocrat · incumbent
6.0%7,922
Sandra WeiresDemocrat
5.7%7,449
George WeiresDemocrat
5.2%6,904
Paul C. ZipszerDemocrat
4.2%5,551
Dennis BohlerDemocrat
3.4%4,522
131,591 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Larry Hawkins (D)Bill Flynn (D)Charlie Hall (D)Pat Smith (D)Dexter Lehtinen (D)Bob Savage (D)Dan Lewis (D)Steve Siegfried (D)Gene Flinn (D)Sandra Weires (D)George Weires (D)
Also on the ballot: Paul C. Zipszer (Democrat), 4.2%; Dennis Bohler (Democrat), 3.4%