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2006Final results

2006 election for Florida House District 40

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Andy Gardiner (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Darren Soto (D) by 25.8 points.

Andy GardinerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%22,103
Darren SotoDemocrat
37.1%13,026
35,129 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+23.71996R+9.02000R+25.82006R+4.92008R+24.62010R+15.72014

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