1980Final results
1980 election for Florida House District 48
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
R. Dale Patchett (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Ron Hoyt (D) by 40.5 points.
R. Dale PatchettRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%24,952
Ron HoytDemocrat
29.7%10,563
35,515 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET