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1988Final results

1988 election for Florida House District 59

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Brian Rush (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Keesler (R) by 19.3 points.

Brian RushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%26,966
Bob KeeslerRepublican
40.3%18,235
45,201 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

EvenD+19.31988D+10.51990D+43.81992D+67.22006R+1.62012R+16.52014

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