1986Final results
1986 election for Florida House District 49
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
John Renke (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Richard B. Sherwood (D) by 23.6 points.
John RenkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%26,444
Richard B. SherwoodDemocrat
38.2%16,339
42,783 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