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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida Senate District 30

Florida State Senate · Florida

Tom McPherson (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Bush (R) by 16.6 points.

Tom McPhersonDemocrat · winner
58.3%34,961
Tom BushRepublican
41.7%24,996
59,957 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

EvenD+10.41990D+42.01992D+35.62002R+24.62012D+8.12016D+10.92022

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