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1990Final results

1990 election for Florida House District 78

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Charles W. Sembler II (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Graves (D) by 9.8 points.

Charles W. Sembler IIRepublican · winner
54.9%21,085
45.1%17,304
38,389 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+0.21978R+7.41980R+25.21982R+9.81990D+0.81992D+13.01998

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