1986Final results
1986 election for Florida House District 53
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Dennis L. Jones (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Linda Lerner (D) by 24.1 points.
Dennis L. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%23,083
Linda LernerDemocrat
37.9%14,104
37,187 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