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1998Final results

1998 election for Florida House District 53

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Lars A. Hafner (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Triolo (R) by 22.8 points.

Lars A. HafnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%20,076
38.6%12,616
32,692 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

EvenD+16.81992D+10.11994D+28.21996D+22.81998D+12.52000D+9.42002

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