1988Final results
1988 election for Florida House District 85
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Frank S. Messersmith (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Michael M. Fitzpatrick (D) by 33.8 points.
Frank S. MessersmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%25,559
Michael M. FitzpatrickDemocrat
33.1%12,653
38,212 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