1986Final results
1986 election for Florida House District 119
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
John Cosgrove (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Ray Chappell (R) by 32.2 points.
John CosgroveDemocrat · winner
66.1%11,486
Ray ChappellRepublican
33.9%5,885
17,371 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET