1972Final results
1972 election for Florida House District 48
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Chester Clem (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Jim W. Coffey (D) by 21.6 points.
Chester ClemRepublican · winner
60.8%13,086
Jim W. CoffeyDemocrat
39.2%8,440
21,526 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET