1986Final results
1986 election for Florida House District 44
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Charles Canady (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Joe E. Wilkerson (R) by 42.4 points.
Charles CanadyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%19,312
Joe E. WilkersonRepublican
28.8%7,807
27,119 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