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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 116

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Art Simon (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Meyerson (R) by 16.1 points.

Art SimonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%16,465
42.0%11,907
28,372 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+16.11986D+8.11988D+42.01990D+29.21992D+14.41994D+20.61996

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