1982Final results
1982 election for Florida Senate District 31
Florida State Senate · Florida
Jim Scott (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Steve David (D) by 3.8 points.
Jim ScottRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%42,856
Steve DavidDemocrat
48.1%39,683
82,539 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