1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Florida House District 72
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Lindsay M. Harrington (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Vernon Peeples (D) by 5.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lindsay M. HarringtonRepublican · winner
52.6%23,524
Vernon PeeplesDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%21,188
44,712 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