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1988Final results

1988 election for Florida House District 49

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

John Renke (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene L. Beil (D) by 32.4 points.

John RenkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%32,036
33.8%16,344
48,380 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+14.51982R+24.01984R+23.61986R+32.41988D+3.21990R+22.01992

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