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2008Final results

2008 election for Florida House District 71

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Ken Roberson (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Betty G. Gissendanner (D) by 8.4 points.

Ken RobersonRepublican · winner
54.2%45,727
45.8%38,660
84,387 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+17.21992R+16.41996R+15.62004R+8.42008R+31.92010R+11.92012

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