1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Florida House District 9
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Al Lawson, Jr. (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Rocky Bevis (D) by 40.9 points.
Al Lawson, Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%8,581
Rocky BevisDemocrat
20.1%2,826
Arthur P. FloydDemocrat
10.8%1,524
Joe WhitfieldDemocrat
8.2%1,153
14,084 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET