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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida House District 48

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Gus Bilirakis (R) won with 84.8% of the vote, defeating A. J. Brent (Lib) by 69.7 points.

Gus BilirakisRepublican · winner · incumbent
84.8%43,149
A. J. BrentLibertarian
15.2%7,710
50,859 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+13.41986R+27.31992R+38.91996R+45.31998R+3.32006R+2.02008

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