2006Final results
2006 election for Florida House District 42
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Hugh H. Gibson (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Lewis Thompson (D) by 16.5 points.
Hugh H. GibsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%40,761
Robert Lewis ThompsonDemocrat
41.7%29,199
69,960 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET