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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida House District 31

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Mitch Needelman (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Jodi James (D) by 33.7 points.

Mitch NeedelmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%33,410
Jodi JamesDemocrat
33.1%16,566
49,976 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+8.11996R+23.71998R+9.42000R+33.72002R+36.22004R+19.72006

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