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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Florida House District 57

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

James Christopher Frishe (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Patricia Bailey (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James Christopher FrisheRepublican · winner
51.5%17,403
Patricia BaileyDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%16,422
33,825 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

EvenR+3.61976R+9.21978D+2.91982R+2.91984R+11.51986R+15.81988

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