1996Final results
1996 election for Florida House District 40
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
William Sublette (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Lamar Thomas (D) by 23.7 points.
William SubletteRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%25,390
Lamar ThomasDemocrat
38.2%15,669
41,059 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET