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1984Final results

1984 election for Florida House District 5

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

James G. Ward (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Harden (R) by 0.1 points.

James G. WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%16,606
Robert HardenRepublican
49.9%16,567
33,173 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+0.11984R+18.71986R+48.21988R+21.31990D+10.61994D+2.51996

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