1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 26
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Dick Locke (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating George Rusaw (R) by 20.5 points.
Dick LockeDemocrat · winner
60.3%16,391
George RusawRepublican
39.7%10,807
27,198 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