1988Final results
1988 election for Florida House District 2
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Buzz Ritchie (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Gaherty (R) by 10.2 points.
Buzz RitchieDemocrat · winner
55.1%14,021
Richard W. GahertyRepublican
44.9%11,423
25,444 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET