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1984Final results

1984 election for Florida House District 72

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Vernon Peeples (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Tim Ireland (R) by 4.7 points.

Vernon PeeplesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%21,242
Tim IrelandRepublican
47.7%19,347
40,589 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+24.51988D+23.31990D+18.91992D+3.61994R+5.21996R+17.22008

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