1996Final results
1996 election for Florida House District 44
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Jeff Stabins (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Joan Smith (D) by 6.9 points.
Jeff StabinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%29,854
Joan SmithDemocrat
46.5%25,976
55,830 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