1986Final results
1986 election for Florida House District 85
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Frank S. Messersmith (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating John J. Byrne (D) by 34.0 points.
Frank S. MessersmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%21,255
John J. ByrneDemocrat
33.0%10,461
31,716 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