1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 86
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Steve Press (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Quatela (R) by 20.2 points.
Steve PressDemocrat · winner
60.1%26,886
Jerry QuatelaRepublican
39.9%17,841
44,727 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