1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Florida House District 55
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Doug Jamerson (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Eugene Melby (R) by 31.9 points.
Doug JamersonDemocrat · winner
66.0%15,119
Robert Eugene MelbyRepublican · incumbent
34.0%7,800
22,919 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