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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida House District 43

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Charles S. Dean (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Carr (D) by 31.5 points.

Charles S. DeanRepublican · winner
64.0%37,095
Jimmy CarrDemocrat
32.5%18,859
Neil A. PolimeniLibertarian
3.5%2,013
57,967 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+1.11994R+4.31996R+24.21998R+31.52002R+25.32004D+35.42012

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

The candidates

Charles S. Dean (R)Jimmy Carr (D)

Also on the ballot: Neil A. Polimeni (Libertarian), 3.5%