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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 54

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Dorothy Sample (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Lars A. Hafner (D) by 10.1 points.

Dorothy SampleRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%19,616
45.0%16,031
35,647 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

EvenD+0.41988D+24.31990R+6.42006R+13.32008R+21.62010R+36.42014

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