1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 37
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Richard Crotty (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Karl Watts (D) by 29.9 points.
Richard CrottyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%9,456
Karl WattsDemocrat
35.0%5,102
14,558 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