1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Florida House District 89
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Mary Ellen Hawkins (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Sikes (D) by 15.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary Ellen HawkinsRepublican · winner
57.8%11,097
Bill SikesDemocrat
42.2%8,117
19,214 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET