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1996Final results

1996 election for Florida House District 20

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Douglass F. Wiles (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Hayes (R) by 6.2 points.

Douglass F. WilesDemocrat · winner
53.1%30,730
Jim HayesRepublican
46.9%27,152
57,882 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+47.11988D+1.51990D+14.01992D+6.21996D+2.01998D+4.62000

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