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2004Final results

2004 election for Florida House District 44

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Dave Russell (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Hughes (D) by 21.0 points.

Dave RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%44,954
Jim HughesDemocrat
39.5%29,361
74,315 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

EvenR+6.91996R+10.52000R+18.92002R+21.02004R+1.92006R+12.82008

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