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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 31

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

W. W. Gardner (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Joel Robinson (R) by 36.9 points.

W. W. GardnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%20,985
Joel RobinsonRepublican
31.5%9,663
30,648 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+0.31988D+6.11990D+14.91992D+1.11994D+8.11996R+23.71998

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