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1982 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 30

Florida State Senate · Florida

Tom McPherson (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Cooper Wright (D) by 6.0 points.

Tom McPhersonDemocrat · winner
53.0%8,751
47.0%7,759
16,510 votes

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