2002Final results
2002 election for Florida House District 26
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Pat Patterson (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Carl Persis (D) by 6.2 points.
Pat PattersonRepublican · winner
51.6%27,837
Carl PersisDemocrat
45.4%24,484
Jill Bradley WoodLibertarian
3.1%1,652
53,973 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET