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2012Final results

2012 election for Florida House District 49

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Joe Saunders (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Marco Pena (R) by 11.9 points.

Joe SaundersDemocrat · winner
56.0%33,267
Marco PenaRepublican
44.0%26,178
59,445 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+4.72004R+7.12006D+30.22008D+11.92012R+1.92014D+28.52018

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