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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 9

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Al Lawson, Jr. (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Taylor W. Moore (R) by 40.1 points.

Al Lawson, Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%14,506
Taylor W. MooreRepublican
29.9%6,195
20,701 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+23.61996D+11.22000D+0.52008D+17.32010D+23.42012D+12.32016

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