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1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Florida House District 43

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Nancy Argenziano (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Helen L. Spivey (D) by 4.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Nancy ArgenzianoRepublican · winner
52.2%30,193
Helen L. SpiveyDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%27,681
57,874 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+4.81992D+1.11994R+4.31996R+24.21998R+31.52002R+25.32004

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