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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Florida House District 22

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Larry Cretul (R) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating Perry C. McGriff Jr. (D) by 0.1 points.

Larry CretulRepublican · winner
48.2%25,741
Perry C. McGriff Jr.Democrat · incumbent
48.2%25,706
Ron JohnsonLibertarian
3.6%1,904
53,351 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+10.61996R+28.71998D+11.42000R+0.12002R+12.22006R+21.42010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Larry Cretul (R)Perry C. McGriff Jr. (D)

Also on the ballot: Ron Johnson (Libertarian), 3.6%