2008Final results
2008 election for Florida House District 23
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Charles S. Chestnut IV (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Bernie Decastro (R) by 40.5 points.
Charles S. Chestnut IVDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%41,074
Bernie DecastroRepublican
29.8%17,408
58,482 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET