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1986 Republican primary for Florida House District 20

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

David Troxler (R) won with 47.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Matthews (R) by 17.1 points.

David TroxlerRepublican · winner
47.2%2,189
Joe MatthewsRepublican
30.0%1,393
Buck CochranRepublican
14.3%662
8.6%398
4,642 votes

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