1988Final results
1988 election for Florida House District 44
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Charles Canady (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Valeria Cooper Decaro (R) by 37.7 points.
Charles CanadyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%22,577
Valeria Cooper DecaroRepublican
31.1%10,212
32,789 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