Florida House Election Results Update: November 5

Nov 5, 2008

UPDATE:  Florida House unofficial November 4, 2008 election results as of 10:26 a.m. on November 5.

Based on the unofficial results below the newly elected 2008 – 2010 Florida House of Representatives will be composed of 76 Republicans and 44 Democrats. The House Republicans will maintain their majority even with the House Democrats gaining one seat during this election cycle.

 

FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RACES

District 1
Consists of parts of Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Samma O. Brannon WRI 0 0
Greg Evers * REP 64,657 100

District 2
Consists of part of Escambia County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Zane Bentley NPA 17,312 27.2
Dave Murzin * REP 46,309 72.8
TOTALS      

District 3
Consists of parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Clay Ford * REP 33,308 52.1
Lumon May DEM 30,602 47.9

District 4
Consists of parts of Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ray Sansom * REP Unopposed  

District 5
Consists of Holmes, Washington, and parts of Jackson, Okaloosa and Walton Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Brad Drake REP 37,994 59.90
John P. “Johnny Mac” McDaneil III DEM 25,394 40.10

District 6
Consists of Gulf and parts of Bay and Franklin Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Jimmy Patronis * REP Unopposed  

District 7
Consists of Calhoun, Liberty and parts of Bay, Gadsen, Jackson, Leon, Okaloosa, Wakulla, and Walton Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Marti Coley * REP Unopposed  

District 8
Consists of parts of Gadsen and Leon Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Rodney T. Davis WRI  0 0
Robert Maddox NPA  10,367 15.8
Alan Williams DEM  55,066 84.2

District 9
Consists of parts of Gadsen, Jefferson, and Leon Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Peter Boulware REP  40,797 48.1
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda DEM  41,237 48.6
John Shaw NPA  2,798  3.3

District 10
Consists of Hamilton, Madison, Taylor, and parts of Alachua, Columbia, Dixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Levy, and Wakulla Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Leonard L. Bembry DEM  34,520 53.6
Don Curtis REP  29,851 46.4

District 11
Consists of Gilchrist, Lafayette, Suwannee, and parts of Alachua, Columbia, and Dixie Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Debbie Boyd * DEM  35,995 50.00
Elizabeth Porter REP  35,953 50.00

District 12
Consists of Baker, Nassau, Union, and parts of Bradford, Clay, and Duval Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Janet H. Adkins REP  56,377 100
Damon C. Fernandez WRI  0  0
Robert Scott Ziefel WRI  0  0

District 13
Consists of parts of Clay and Duval Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Jennifer Carroll * REP Unopposed  

District 14
Consists of part of Duval County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Mia Jones DEM  42,583  74.2
Sarah Lovett REP  14,823  25.8

District 15
Consists of part of Duval County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Audrey Gibson * DEM Unopposed  

District 16
Consists of part of Duval County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Charles McBurney * REP Unopposed  

District 17
Consists of part of Duval County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Lake Ray REP 44,612 63.4
John P. Rosso III WRI 0 0
Regina Young DEM 25,798 36.6

District 18
Consists of parts of Duval and St. Johns Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ronald “Doc” Renuart REP 50,845 67.00
Dave Smith DEM 22,612 29.80
Daniel F. “Walshie” Walsh NPA 2,396 3.2

District 19
Consists of parts of Clay, Duval, and St. Johns Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Mike Weinstein REP 65,244 73.6
Larry Jones DEM 23,416 26.4

District 20
Consists of parts of Clay,Flagler, and St. Johns Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Doug Courtney DEM 38,729 40.1
Bill Proctor * REP 57,868 59.9

District 21
Consists of Putnam, and parts of Bradford, Clay, Lake, Marion, and Volusia Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Linda Myers DEM 30,347 48.5
Charles Van Zant REP 32,217 51.5

District 22
Consists of parts of Alachua, Levy, and Marion Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Larry Cretul * REP Unopposed  

District 23
Consists of parts of Alachua and Marion Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Charles S. “Chuck” Chestnut, IV * DEM 40,549 70.1
Bernie DeCastro REP 17,260 29.9

District 24
Consists of parts of Marion County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Kurt Kelly * REP 38,407 52.70
Andy Kesselring NPA 10,708 14.70
Barry W. Leach DEM 23,703 32.60

District 25
Consists of parts of Lake, Seminole, and Volusia Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Alan Hays * REP Unopposed  

District 26
Consists of parts of Flagler and Volusia Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Barry Flynn DEM 34,365 42.6
Pat Patterson * REP 46,224 57.4

District 27
Consists of parts of Volusia County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Maureen Monahan NPA 19,273 38.80
Dwayne L. Taylor DEM 30,422 61.20

District 28
Consists of parts of Volusia County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Dorothy L. Hukill * REP 47,271 61.6
William Smalley DEM 29,494 38.4

District 29
Consists of parts of Brevard and Indian River Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Wes McCarville DEM 29,530 41.40
Ralph Poppell * REP 41,768 58.60

District 30
Consists of parts of Brevard County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Amy C. Tidd DEM 39,679 46.20
Ritch Workman REP 46,178 53.80

District 31
Consists of parts of Brevard County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
John Tobia REP 48,215 100
Carol Drake Wheatley WRI 0 0

District 32
Consists of parts of Brevard and Orange Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Steve Crisafulli REP 44,436 52.20
Tony Sasso * DEM 40,696 47.80

District 33
Consists of parts of Orange, Seminole, and Volusia Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Robert Acosta DEM 31,780 37.9
Sandra “Sandy” Adams REP 49,445 59.0
Franklin Perez NPA 2,586 3.10

District 34
Consists of parts of Orange and Seminole Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Chris Dorworth * REP Unopposed  

District 35
Consists of parts of Orange County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Dean Cannon * REP 38,356 67.0
Thomas J. Kelly BRS 18,895 33.30

District 36
Consists of parts of Orange County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Scott Randolph * DEM 34,168 72.6
Stephen Villard REP 12,911 27.4

District 37
Consists of parts of Orange and Seminole Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Scott Plakon REP Unopposed  

District 38
Consists of parts of Orange County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Lawrence Fisher NPA 1,585 2.50
Bryan Nelson * REP 33,793 54.0
Lonnie Thompson DEM 27,223 43.50

District 39
Consists of parts of Orange County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Geraldine F. Thompson * DEM Unopposed  

District 40
Consists of parts of Orange County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Todd Christian DEM 27,881 47.5
Eric “E” Eisnaugle REP 30,799 52.5

District 41
Consists of parts of Lake, Orange and Osceola Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Steve Precourt * REP Unopposed  

District 42
Consists of parts of Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Betty O. Cunningham WRI 0 0
Jeremy K. Grondahl WRI 0 0
H. Marlene O’Toole REP 84,022 100

District 43
Consists of Citrus and parts of Hernando and Levy Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ron Schultz * REP Unopposed  

District 44
Consists of parts of Hernando, Pasco and Sumter Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Jason M. Melton DEM 32,485 40.60
Sarah Roman GRE 4,811 6.00
Robert Schenck * REP 42,706 53.40

District 45
Consists of parts of Pasco and Pinellas Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Tom Anderson * REP Unopposed  

District 46
Consists of parts of Pasco County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
John Legg * REP 35,936 58.20
Ron Rice DEM 23,949 38.80
John J. Ubele NPA 1,880 3.00

District 47
Consists of parts of Hillsborough County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Kevin C. Ambler * REP 32,586 100
Ian Grossman WRI 0 0

District 48
Consists of parts of Pasco and Pinellas Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Peter F. Nehr * REP 35,679 51.00
Carl “Z” Zimmerman DEM 34,279 49.00

District 49
Consists of parts of Orange and Osceola Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
J.P. Quinones REP 19,503 34.9
Darren Soto * DEM 36,335 65.1

District 50
Consists of parts of Pinellas County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ed Hooper * REP Unopposed  

District 51
Consists of parts of Pinellas County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Janet C. Long * DEM 36,561 58.20
Christopher M. Peters REP 26,254 41.80

District 52
Consists of parts of Pinellas County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Bill Heller * DEM 35,974 60.00
Ross Johnson REP 24,027 40.00

District 53
Consists of parts of Pinellas County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Rick Kriseman * DEM Unopposed  

District 54
Consists of parts of Pinellas County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
James C. “Jim” Frishe * REP 37,571 56.70
George A. Gonzalez DEM 28,646 43.30

District 55
Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Calvester Benjamin-Anderson WRI 0 0
Darryl Ervin Rouson * DEM 39,014 100

District 56
Consists of parts of Hillsborough County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Rachel Burgin REP 38,483 59.0
Lewis Laricchia DEM 26,751 41.0

District 57
Consists of parts of Hillsborough County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Yvonne Yolie Capin DEM 22,664 43.7
Faye Culp * REP 29,205 56.3

District 58
Consists of parts of Hillsborough County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Michael Scionti * DEM Unopposed  

District 59
Consists of parts of Hillsborough County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Betty Reed * DEM Unopposed  

District 60
Consists of parts of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
E.J. Ford DEM 21,174 42.1
Ed Homan * REP 29,091 57.9

District 61
Consists of parts of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Will Weatherford * REP Unopposed  

District 62
Consists of parts of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Rich Glorioso * REP Unopposed  

District 63
Consists of parts of Hillsborough and Polk Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Seth McKeel * REP Unopposed  

District 64
Consists of parts of Polk County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Alton C. Smith WRI 0 0
Kelli Stargel REP 48,508 100
Gordon Wayne Watts WRI 0 0

District 65
Consists of parts of Polk County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Bob Hagenmaier DEM 32,859 48.20
John Wood REP 35,326 51.80

District 66
Consists of Hardee and parts of Highlands and Polk Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Baxter G. Troutman * REP Unopposed  

District 67
Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Richard J. Jackson DEM 27,774 33.6
Ron Reagan * REP 54,932 66.4

District 68
Consists of parts of Hillsborough and Manatee Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Bill Galvano * REP Unopposed  

District 69
Consists of parts of Manatee, Sarasota
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Laura A. Benson REP 30,049 46.9
Keith Fitzgerald * DEM 32,841 51.3
Horacio Lemus IV GRE 1,162 1.8

District 70
Consists of parts of Sarasota County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Doug Holder * REP 52,684 61.1
Sam Rosenfeld DEM 33,557 38.9

District 71
Consists of parts of Charlotte, Lee, and Sarasota Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Betty “G” Gissendanner DEM 38,592 45.80
Ken Roberson REP 45,646 54.20

District 72
Consists of DeSoto and parts of Charlotte, and Lee Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Judy “JJ” Juliano DEM 25,355 41.40
Paige Kreegel * REP 35,922 58.60

District 73
Consists of parts of Lee County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Stephen Gray-Blancett DEM 22,219 38.30
Nick Thompson * REP 35,778 61.70

District 74
Consists of parts of Charlotte, and Lee Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Gary Aubuchon * REP Unopposed  

District 75
Consists of parts of Collier, and Lee Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Thomas Bosway WRI 0 0
Trudi Williams * REP 62,112 100

District 76
Consists of parts of Collier County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Tom Grady REP Unopposed  

District 77
Consists of Glades, Hendry and parts of Collier, and Highlands Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Elton J. “Dr. G.” Gissendanner DEM 17,592 33.2
Denise Grimsley * REP 35,324 66.8

District 78
Consists of parts of Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Kevin Greenstein Rader DEM Unopposed  

District 79
Consists of parts of Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, and Polk Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Dion E. Atchison WRI 0 0
Mike Horner REP 34,068 53.10
Ray O. Worley DEM 30,042 46.90

District 80
Consists of parts of Brevard, Indian River, and St. Lucie Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Neal Abarbanell DEM 25,601 35.50
Debbie Mayfield REP 46,509 64.50

District 81
Consists of parts of Martin and St. Lucie Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Michael DiTerlizzi REP 40,805 45.00
Adam Fetterman DEM 45,224 49.90
Kristina Wright GRE 4,690 5.20

District 82
Consists of parts of Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Catherine Hilton DEM 31,665 41.70
William D. Snyder * REP 44,204 58.30

District 83
Consists of parts of Palm Beach County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Carl J. Domino * REP 41,144 51.60
Bryan Miller DEM 38,565 48.40

District 84
Consists of parts of Palm Beach County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Priscilla Ann Taylor * DEM Unopposed  

District 85
Consists of parts of Palm Beach County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Joseph Abruzzo DEM 41,627 57.6
Howard K. Coates, Jr. REP 30,661 42.4

District 86
Consists of parts of Palm Beach County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Maria Sachs * DEM 44,578 81.8
John J. Sottilare NPA 9,886 18.2

District 87
Consists of parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Adam Hasner * REP 36,658 60.4
Robert “Rob” Ostrov DEM 23,984 39.6

District 88
Consists of parts of Palm Beach County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Mark S. Pafford DEM Unopposed  

District 89
Consists of parts of Palm Beach County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Jeffrey H. Auslander REP 11,748 33.0
Mary Bradenburg * DEM 23,903 67.0

District 90
Consists of parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Kelly Skidmore * DEM Unopposed  

District 91
Consists of parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ellyn Bogdanoff * REP 35,858 58.80
Chris Chiari DEM 25,146 41.20

District 92
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Gwyndolen “Gwen” Clarke-Reed * DEM Unopposed  

District 93
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Tchaka S. Lawrence WRI 0 0
Perry E. Thurston, Jr. * DEM 40,391 100

District 94
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Hazelle Rogers DEM Unopposed  

District 95
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Jessica Finkelstein WRI 0 0
James “Jim” Waldman * DEM 37,184 100

District 96
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ari Abraham Porth * DEM Unopposed  

District 97
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Todd Goberville REP 26,897 41.70
David Martin Kiar * DEM 37,653 58.30

District 98
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Franklin Sands * DEM Unopposed  

District 99
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Andrew J. Housman WRI 0 0
Elaine J. Schwartz * DEM 37,388 100

District 100
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Evan Jenne * DEM Unopposed  

District 101
Consists of parts of Broward and Collier Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Matt Hudson * REP 34,112 52.40
Maria Jimenez DEM 31,032 47.60

District 102
Consists of parts of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Eddy Gonzalez * REP 31,143 100
Alfred Leon WRI 0 0

District 103
Consists of parts of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Oscar Braynon II * DEM Unopposed  

District 104
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Yolly Roberson * DEM Unopposed  

District 105
Consists of parts of Broward County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Joseph “Joe” Gibbons * DEM Unopposed  

District 106
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Luis A. Macagno WRI 0 0
Richard L. Steinberg DEM 34,870 100

District 107
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Luis Garcia * DEM 22,331 55.6
Jorge Luis Lopez REP 17,845 44.4

District 108
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ronald A. Brise * DEM Unopposed  

District 109
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
James Bush III DEM Unopposed  

District 110
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Esteban Bovo REP 22,514 60.8
Nancy L. Stander DEM 14,528 39.2

District 111
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Erik Fresen REP 23,713 59.20
Frank Morra DEM 16,316 40.80

District 112
Consists of parts of Broward, Collier, and Miami-Dade Counties
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Betty Gaffney DEM Withdrew  
Maria Gonzalez WRI 0 0
David Rivera * REP 31,151 100

District 113
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Javier A. Betancourt DEM 14,626 41.90
Carlos Lopez-Cantera * REP 20,301 58.10

District 114
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Anitere Flores * REP Unopposed  

District 115
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Juan-Carlos “J.C.” Planas * REP Unopposed  

District 116
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Marcelo Llorente * REP Unopposed  

District 117
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Maria Mena WRI  0  0
Julio Robaina * REP  38,342 100

District 118
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Dwight Bullard DEM Unopposed  

District 119
Consists of parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Michael Hanley Calderin DEM  17,930  38.3
Juan C. Zapata * REP  28,854  61.7

District 120
Consists of Monroe and parts of Miami-Dade County
Candidate Party Number of Votes Percent
Ron Saunders * DEM Unopposed  

 

* Incumbent

 

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