2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Florida House District 49
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Darren Soto (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating J. P. Quinones (R) by 30.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Darren SotoDemocrat · winner
65.1%36,644
J. P. QuinonesRepublican
34.9%19,648
56,292 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