1988Final results
1988 election for Florida House District 72
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Vernon Peeples (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Shedd (R) by 24.5 points.
Vernon PeeplesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%26,849
Robert H. SheddRepublican
36.7%16,098
E. M. WagerIndependent
2.1%899
43,846 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