1996Final results
1996 election for Florida House District 71
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
David I. Bitner (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Karen Comer (D) by 16.4 points.
David I. BitnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%34,913
Karen ComerDemocrat
41.8%25,092
60,005 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