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2006 election for Florida House District 97

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Martin David Kiar (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Susan K. Goldstein (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Martin David KiarDemocrat · winner
53.0%22,147
Susan K. GoldsteinRepublican · incumbent
47.0%19,646
41,793 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

EvenD+24.02000D+1.32002R+2.42004D+6.02006D+16.32008D+37.72012

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