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2004Final results

2004 election for Florida House District 42

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Hugh H. Gibson (R) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating John Wayne Smith (Lib) by 50.7 points.

Hugh H. GibsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.4%58,484
John Wayne SmithLibertarian
24.6%19,124
77,608 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+10.21996R+26.71998R+13.32000R+16.52006R+0.82012R+20.42014

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