2008Final results
2008 election for Florida House District 5
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Brad Drake (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating John P. McDaniel III (D) by 19.2 points.
Brad DrakeRepublican · winner
59.6%40,449
John P. McDaniel IIIDemocrat
40.4%27,412
67,861 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