1984Final results
1984 election for Florida House District 85
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Frank S. Messersmith (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Raymond Rea (D) by 32.5 points.
Frank S. MessersmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%25,198
Raymond ReaDemocrat
33.7%12,825
38,023 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET