1986Final results
1986 election for Florida House District 61
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Carl Carpenter Jr. (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Joyce Crow Hunter (R) by 28.6 points.
Carl Carpenter Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%14,128
Joyce Crow HunterRepublican
35.7%7,849
21,977 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