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1996 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election?

Joe Scarborough won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election. Joe Scarborough received 175,946 popular votes (72.54%). The main challenger was Kevin Beck (27.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Scarborough and Beck

Scarborough +45.1 pts · won by 109,451 votes
Joe ScarboroughRepublicanWINNER72.54%
175,946 votes
Kevin BeckDemocratic27.42%
66,495 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.