1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Florida House District 59
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Brian Rush (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Roy Wilcox (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brian RushDemocrat · winner
50.4%17,290
Roy WilcoxRepublican
49.6%17,021
34,311 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