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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida House District 38

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Bruce McEwan (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry Lyons (D) by 34.8 points.

Bruce McEwanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%15,808
Jerry LyonsDemocrat
32.6%7,647
23,455 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

EvenD+1.31976R+0.81978R+2.11980R+34.81982R+33.01984R+35.81988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET