1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 32
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Tim Deratany (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Dempsey L. Blanton (D) by 35.1 points.
Tim DeratanyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%17,976
Dempsey L. BlantonDemocrat
32.5%8,641
26,617 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