1996Final results
1996 election for Florida House District 81
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Ken Pruitt (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Walter V. Sawyer (D) by 37.5 points.
Ken PruittRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%41,289
Walter V. SawyerDemocrat
31.3%18,770
60,059 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