2000Final results
2000 election for Florida House District 53
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Charlie Justice (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Kersteen (R) by 12.5 points.
Charlie JusticeDemocrat · winner
56.2%25,361
Robert A. KersteenRepublican
43.8%19,732
45,093 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