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