2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Florida House District 36
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Amber Mariano (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Amanda Murphy (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Amber MarianoRepublican · winner
50.5%34,432
Amanda MurphyDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%33,741
The same year, the district voted R+20.0 for president; this race was R+1.0.68,173 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET