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2012Final results

2012 election for Florida House District 40

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Seth McKeel (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Lillian Lima (Ind) by 28.0 points.

Seth McKeelRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%39,095
Lillian LimaIndependent
36.0%22,007
61,102 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

EvenR+9.02000R+25.82006R+4.92008R+24.62010R+15.72014R+18.92016

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