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1996 Florida U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 23 Election?

Alcee L. Hastings won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 23 Election. Alcee L. Hastings received 102,161 popular votes (73.45%). The main challenger was Robert Paul Brown (26.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Hastings and Brown

Hastings +46.9 pts · won by 65,254 votes
Alcee L. HastingsDemocraticWINNER73.45%
102,161 votes
Robert Paul BrownRepublican26.53%
36,907 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.