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2010Final results

2010 election for Florida House District 35

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

R. Dean Cannon Jr. (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Amy Mercado (D) by 17.9 points.

R. Dean Cannon Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
57.9%23,007
Amy MercadoDemocrat
40.0%15,887
2.1%853
39,747 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+10.32000R+26.12002R+14.22004R+17.92010R+11.12012R+9.02014

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

The candidates

R. Dean Cannon Jr. (R)Amy Mercado (D)

Also on the ballot: Juanita Nina Virone (Other party), 2.1%