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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida House District 1

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Tom Tobiassen (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Diane Rittenhouse (R) by 29.7 points.

Tom TobiassenDemocrat · winner
64.8%10,787
35.2%5,853
16,640 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+27.61974R+100.01976R+100.01978D+29.71982D+47.71984D+48.61986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET