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1996Final results

1996 election for Florida Senate District 15

Florida State Senate · Florida

Patsy Ann Kurth (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Scott Ellis (R) by 4.4 points.

Patsy Ann KurthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%73,291
Scott EllisRepublican
47.8%67,126
140,417 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+4.41996R+3.72000R+21.42004R+16.92012D+18.52016D+18.12020

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