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1996Final results

1996 election for Florida House District 96

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Stacy Joy Ritter (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Linda Blake (R) by 22.8 points.

Stacy Joy RitterDemocrat · winner
61.4%28,065
Linda BlakeRepublican
38.6%17,647
45,712 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

EvenD+9.51986D+20.91990D+22.81996D+41.71998D+37.02000D+22.32022

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