1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 54
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Dorothy Sample (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating William J. Sharpe (D) by 19.6 points.
Dorothy SampleRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%19,610
William J. SharpeDemocrat
40.1%13,173
32,872 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