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1982 Florida U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 18 Election?

Claude Pepper won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 18 Election. Claude Pepper received 72,183 popular votes (71.2%). The main challenger was Ricardo Nunez (28.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Pepper and Nunez

Pepper +42.4 pts · won by 42,987 votes
Claude PepperDemocraticWINNER71.2%
72,183 votes
Ricardo NunezRepublican28.8%
29,196 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.