1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 19
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
William G. Bankhead (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Eric Smith (D) by 10.3 points.
William G. BankheadRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%9,789
Eric SmithDemocrat
41.0%7,822
Gerald NyrenIndependent
7.7%1,471
19,082 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