2012Final results
2012 election for Florida House District 53
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
John Tobia (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating John Paul Alvarez (D) by 5.3 points.
John TobiaRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%38,522
John Paul AlvarezDemocrat
47.4%34,677
73,199 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