1980Final results
1980 primary for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Bob Wattles (D) won with 18.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Brown (D) by 7.8 points.
Bob WattlesDemocrat · winner
18.1%25,768
Henry F. SwansonDemocrat · winner
15.9%22,649
Drew ThomasDemocrat · winner
12.0%17,140
Bob BrownDemocrat
10.3%14,690
Nancy FairDemocrat
9.9%14,063
Larry GoreDemocrat
8.2%11,754
Ronald E. DowdyDemocrat
8.1%11,611
Bruce NantsDemocrat
6.2%8,889
Tom DormanDemocrat
5.9%8,441
J. RaehnDemocrat
2.5%3,522
Eulogio RangelDemocrat
1.5%2,192
Ed StarchkDemocrat
1.3%1,805
142,524 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Bob Wattles (D)Henry F. Swanson (D)Drew Thomas (D)Bob Brown (D)Nancy Fair (D)Larry Gore (D)Ronald E. Dowdy (D)Bruce Nants (D)Tom Dorman (D)
Also on the ballot: J. Raehn (Democrat), 2.5%; Eulogio Rangel (Democrat), 1.5%; Ed Starchk (Democrat), 1.3%