1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 35
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Art Grindle (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Bettye D. Smith (D) by 9.9 points.
Art GrindleRepublican · winner
55.0%10,362
Bettye D. SmithDemocrat
45.0%8,489
18,851 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