1980Final results
1980 election for Florida Senate District 3
Florida State Senate · Florida
Dempsey J. Barron (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Elliott Messer (R) by 14.2 points.
Dempsey J. BarronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%86,241
Elliott MesserRepublican
42.9%64,776
151,017 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