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2008Final results

2008 election for Florida House District 97

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Martin David Kiar (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Todd Goberville (R) by 16.3 points.

Martin David KiarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%40,103
Todd GobervilleRepublican
41.9%28,871
68,974 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

EvenD+24.02000D+1.32002R+2.42004D+6.02006D+16.32008D+37.72012

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