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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida House District 45

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Tom Anderson (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Kevin Jensen (D) by 27.4 points.

Tom AndersonRepublican · winner
61.7%31,751
Kevin JensenDemocrat
34.3%17,665
John J. DohertyLibertarian
3.9%2,017
51,433 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+5.41994R+3.31996R+30.91998R+27.42002R+23.92004R+18.12006

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

The candidates

Tom Anderson (R)Kevin Jensen (D)

Also on the ballot: John J. Doherty (Libertarian), 3.9%