1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 118
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Dexter Lehtinen (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Ben Kufeldt (R) by 30.2 points.
Dexter LehtinenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%10,034
Ben KufeldtRepublican
34.9%5,378
15,412 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