2002Final results
2002 election for Florida House District 97
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Nan H. Rich (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Alexander Sandy Halperin (R) by 1.3 points.
Nan H. RichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.7%20,533
Alexander Sandy HalperinRepublican
49.3%19,991
40,524 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET