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1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Florida House District 5

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

James G. Ward (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating James T. Jones (D) by 31.2 points.

James G. WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%6,128
34.4%3,215
9,343 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET