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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida House District 29

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

L. Ralph Poppell (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Chris Stagman (D) by 12.0 points.

L. Ralph PoppellRepublican · winner
54.3%25,886
42.3%20,184
3.4%1,601
47,671 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

EvenD+2.51992R+8.61994R+15.71996R+12.02002R+17.12008D+0.22012

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

The candidates

L. Ralph Poppell (R)Chris Stagman (D)

Also on the ballot: Craig R. Chamberlin (Libertarian), 3.4%