1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Florida House District 5
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Robert Harden (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Chesser (D) by 18.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert HardenRepublican · winner
59.4%16,336
Mike ChesserDemocrat
40.6%11,180
27,516 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