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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida House District 87

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Carol G. Hanson (R) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Barrett (D) by 47.3 points.

Carol G. HansonRepublican · winner
73.6%22,565
Bill BarrettDemocrat
26.4%8,076
30,641 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+20.61994R+11.71998R+3.72000R+12.32002R+16.62004R+10.22006

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