1996Final results
1996 election for Florida House District 53
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Lars A. Hafner (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph Smith (R) by 28.2 points.
Lars A. HafnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%29,052
Joseph SmithRepublican
35.9%16,281
45,333 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