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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida House District 102

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Elaine Gordon (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick Shaughness (R) by 36.6 points.

Elaine GordonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%13,696
29.8%6,145
Alan TurinIndependent
3.9%800
20,643 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+36.61982D+11.71984D+7.12024D+19.82026

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

The candidates

Elaine Gordon (D)Patrick Shaughness (R)

Also on the ballot: Alan Turin (Independent), 3.9%