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1988Final results

1988 election for Florida House District 50

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

R. Z. Safley (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Dave L. Wheeling (D) by 44.0 points.

R. Z. SafleyRepublican · winner
72.0%45,981
28.0%17,878
63,859 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+3.91992R+19.61996R+8.82000R+32.02002R+9.32006R+19.52010

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