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1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for Florida House District 118

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Tom Easterly (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Starks (R) by 0.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Tom EasterlyDemocrat · winner
50.0%9,992
Bob StarksRepublican · incumbent
50.0%9,989
19,981 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenEven1988D+27.91990D+25.41992D+28.91996D+34.01998D+48.52002

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