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2002Final results

2002 election for Florida Senate District 19

Florida State Senate · Florida

Gary Siplin (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Anthony Suarez (R) by 4.2 points.

Gary SiplinDemocrat · winner
51.0%41,490
Anthony SuarezRepublican
46.8%38,087
2.1%1,720
81,297 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+2.31992R+19.41994 specialR+20.51996D+4.22002D+29.22004D+1.02008

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

The candidates

Gary Siplin (D)Anthony Suarez (R)

Also on the ballot: Beulah Farquharson (Nonpartisan), 2.1%