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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 48

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

John Long (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Monty Davis (R) by 13.4 points.

John LongDemocrat · winner
56.7%23,798
Monty DavisRepublican
43.3%18,163
41,961 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

EvenR+40.51980D+8.91982D+9.31984D+13.41986R+27.31992R+38.91996

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