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1996Final results

1996 election for Florida House District 48

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

R. Z. Safley (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Kevin Mulford (D) by 38.9 points.

R. Z. SafleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%39,512
30.5%17,361
56,873 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

EvenD+9.31984D+13.41986R+27.31992R+38.91996R+45.31998R+3.32006

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