2012Final results
2012 election for Florida House District 43
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Ricardo Rangel (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Art Otero (R) by 35.4 points.
Ricardo RangelDemocrat · winner
67.7%36,574
Art OteroRepublican
32.3%17,434
54,008 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