1996Final results
1996 election for Florida Senate District 17
Florida State Senate · Florida
Rick Dantzler (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis A. Ross (R) by 10.4 points.
Rick DantzlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%62,223
Dennis A. RossRepublican
44.8%50,518
112,741 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