1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Florida House District 28
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Richard S. Graham (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Samuel P. Bell III (D) by 10.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard S. GrahamRepublican · winner
55.0%19,053
Samuel P. Bell IIIDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%15,597
34,650 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