1996Final results
1996 election for Florida House District 97
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating George W. Gardner (R) by 32.4 points.
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%38,971
George W. GardnerRepublican
33.8%19,909
58,880 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