1998Final results
1998 election for Florida House District 48
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Gus Bilirakis (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Diane Ellis (D) by 45.3 points.
Gus BilirakisRepublican · winner
72.7%33,245
Diane EllisDemocrat
27.3%12,502
45,747 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET