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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 39

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Fran Carlton (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating David Simmons (R) by 27.2 points.

Fran CarltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%14,213
David SimmonsRepublican
36.4%8,135
22,348 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+27.21986D+2.51988D+45.61998D+53.42000D+50.72002R+29.52014

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