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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 82

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Ray Liberti (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Bette Wilkinson (R) by 14.3 points.

Ray LibertiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%21,524
Bette WilkinsonRepublican
42.9%16,151
37,675 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+33.51982D+12.21984D+14.31986D+25.11990R+8.12006R+16.62008

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