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2014Final results

2014 election for Florida House District 42

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Mike La Rosa (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Chad Carnell (D) by 20.4 points.

Mike La RosaRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%27,642
Chad CarnellDemocrat
39.8%18,288
45,930 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+13.32000R+16.52006R+0.82012R+20.42014R+10.62016R+8.92018

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