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2008Final results

2008 election for Florida House District 18

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Ronald Renuart (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Dave Smith (D) by 37.5 points.

Ronald RenuartRepublican · winner
67.2%53,346
Dave SmithDemocrat
29.7%23,555
Daniel F. WalshNonpartisan
3.2%2,530
79,431 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+12.61986R+37.92000R+37.52008R+47.32010R+37.72020R+39.82024

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

The candidates

Ronald Renuart (R)Dave Smith (D)

Also on the ballot: Daniel F. Walsh (Nonpartisan), 3.2%