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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida House District 61

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Ken Littlefield (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Pat Burke (D) by 20.6 points.

Ken LittlefieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%29,473
Pat BurkeDemocrat
38.4%19,193
2.7%1,326
49,992 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+26.61994R+15.52000R+20.62002R+20.22006R+30.92010R+11.92022

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

The candidates

Ken Littlefield (R)Pat Burke (D)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Frank Preta Jr. (Libertarian), 2.7%