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2008Final results

2008 election for Florida House District 77

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Denise Grimsley (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Elton J. G. Gissendanner (D) by 33.3 points.

Denise GrimsleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%34,737
33.3%17,372
52,109 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+10.02000R+33.82004R+20.42006R+33.32008R+24.82012R+26.92018

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