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1996Final results

1996 election for Florida House District 5

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Durell Peaden Jr. (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Donald D. Brown (R) by 2.5 points.

Durell Peaden Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%22,217
Donald D. BrownRepublican
48.7%21,118
43,335 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+48.21988R+21.31990D+10.61994D+2.51996R+33.82000R+48.42004

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