2008Final results
2008 election for Florida House District 85
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Joseph Abruzzo (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Howard K. Coates Jr. (R) by 14.4 points.
Joseph AbruzzoDemocrat · winner
57.2%42,814
Howard K. Coates Jr.Republican
42.8%32,047
74,861 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