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1982Final results

1982 election for Florida Senate District 4

Florida State Senate · Florida

Karen Thurman (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Thad Lowrey (R) by 8.8 points.

Karen ThurmanDemocrat · winner
54.4%51,983
Thad LowreyRepublican
45.6%43,590
95,573 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+22.41986D+17.31990D+21.31994R+24.42012R+29.22018R+35.22022

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