1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 117
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Tom Gallagher (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Charlene Carres (D) by 13.7 points.
Tom GallagherRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%14,478
Charlene CarresDemocrat
43.1%10,983
25,461 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET