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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida House District 57

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Patricia Bailey (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating James Christopher Frishe (R) by 2.9 points.

Patricia BaileyDemocrat · winner
51.5%12,432
48.5%11,729
24,161 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

EvenR+3.61976R+9.21978D+2.91982R+2.91984R+11.51986R+15.81988

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