2008Final results
2008 election for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Bryan Nelson (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Lonnie Thompson (D) by 10.5 points.
Bryan NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%33,889
Lonnie ThompsonDemocrat
43.5%27,302
Lawrence FisherNonpartisan
2.5%1,595
62,786 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