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1996 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Karen L. Thurman won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Karen L. Thurman received 161,050 popular votes (61.68%). The main challenger was Dave Gentry (38.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Thurman and Gentry

Thurman +23.4 pts · won by 60,999 votes
Karen L. ThurmanDemocraticWINNER61.68%
161,050 votes
Dave GentryRepublican38.32%
100,051 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.