2008Final results
2008 election for Florida House District 51
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Janet C. Long (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Christopher M. Peters (R) by 16.4 points.
Janet C. LongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%37,119
Christopher M. PetersRepublican
41.8%26,661
63,780 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