2000Final results
2000 election for Florida House District 42
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Hugh H. Gibson (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating John Martin (D) by 13.3 points.
Hugh H. GibsonRepublican · winner
55.0%35,990
John MartinDemocrat
41.7%27,281
John Wayne SmithLibertarian
3.3%2,160
65,431 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