2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Florida House District 65
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Carl Zimmermann (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Peter F. Nehr (R) by 5.9 points.
Carl ZimmermannDemocrat · winner
52.9%43,508
Peter F. NehrRepublican · incumbent
47.1%38,698
82,206 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