2000Final results
2000 election for Florida House District 81
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Gayle Harrell (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Walter V. Sawyer (D) by 17.8 points.
Gayle HarrellRepublican · winner
58.9%37,703
Walter V. SawyerDemocrat
41.1%26,303
64,006 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