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1984Final results

1984 election for Florida House District 96

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Thomas H. Armstrong (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Frank Childers (R) by 1.1 points.

Thomas H. ArmstrongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%18,517
Frank ChildersRepublican
49.4%18,099
36,616 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+9.51986D+20.91990D+22.81996D+41.71998D+37.02000D+22.32022

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