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2008Final results

2008 election for Florida House District 44

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Robert Schenck (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Jason M. Melton (D) by 12.8 points.

Robert SchenckRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%42,798
40.6%32,567
6.0%4,825
80,190 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+18.92002R+21.02004R+1.92006R+12.82008R+20.32010D+2.62018

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