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1988Final results

1988 election for Florida House District 45

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Tom Mims (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John Reaves (R) by 4.7 points.

Tom MimsDemocrat · winner
52.4%14,610
John ReavesRepublican
47.6%13,293
27,903 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

EvenR+5.41994R+3.31996R+30.91998R+27.42002R+23.92004R+18.12006

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