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1986 election for Florida House District 117

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Susan Guber (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Brodie (R) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Susan GuberDemocrat · winner
50.7%14,175
Jim BrodieRepublican
49.3%13,789
27,964 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

EvenR+39.91984D+1.41986D+6.91988D+13.41990R+34.41994R+20.52010

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