2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Florida House District 30
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Karen Castor Dentel (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Scott Plakon (R) by 6.2 points.
Karen Castor DentelDemocrat · winner
53.1%36,475
Scott PlakonRepublican · incumbent
46.9%32,232
68,707 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET