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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida House District 56

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Sandra L. Murman (R) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Howard (Lib) by 53.6 points.

Sandra L. MurmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.7%32,419
Mark A. HowardLibertarian
23.1%9,780
42,265 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+1.41994D+2.01996R+5.21998R+19.42000R+16.12006R+13.92008

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