2000Final results
2000 election for Florida House District 40
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Andy Gardiner (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Stuart Buchanan (D) by 9.0 points.
Andy GardinerRepublican · winner
54.5%26,132
Stuart BuchananDemocrat
45.5%21,799
47,931 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET