1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Florida House District 35
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Everett Kelly (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating J. M. Hoskinson (R) by 8.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Everett KellyDemocrat · winner
54.2%12,273
J. M. HoskinsonRepublican
45.8%10,353
22,626 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET