1998Final results
1998 election for Florida House District 97
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Peter Ierardi (R) by 44.6 points.
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%32,725
Peter IerardiRepublican
27.7%12,534
45,259 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