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2008Final results

2008 election for Florida House District 56

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Rachel V. Burgin (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Lewis Laricchia (D) by 13.9 points.

Rachel V. BurginRepublican · winner
56.9%43,433
43.1%32,860
76,293 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+5.21998R+19.42000R+16.12006R+13.92008R+24.32010R+29.52016

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