1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 Democratic primary for Florida House District 16
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Don Gaffney (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating John Thomas (D) by 26.2 points.
Don GaffneyDemocrat · winner
53.6%5,743
John ThomasDemocrat · incumbent
27.5%2,943
Robert GordonDemocrat
13.9%1,483
George Marshall IIIDemocrat
5.0%538
10,707 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET