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1982 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election?

Michael Bilirakis won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election. Michael Bilirakis received 95,009 popular votes (51.15%). The main challenger was George H. Sheldon (48.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Bilirakis and Sheldon

Bilirakis +2.3 pts · won by 4,312 votes
Michael BilirakisRepublicanWINNER51.15%
95,009 votes
George H. SheldonDemocratic48.83%
90,697 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.