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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida House District 49

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Ronald R. Richmond (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Billie M. Cox (D) by 14.5 points.

Ronald R. RichmondRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%21,568
42.7%16,095
37,663 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+28.01976R+14.51982R+24.01984R+23.61986R+32.41988D+3.21990

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