1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Florida House District 18
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
James E. King Jr. (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Rick Rumrell (D) by 12.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James E. King Jr.Republican · winner
56.3%12,542
Rick RumrellDemocrat
43.7%9,744
22,286 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