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1998 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Karen L. Thurman won the 1998 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Karen L. Thurman received 132,005 popular votes (66.28%). The main challenger was Jack Gargan (33.72%).

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

Thurman +32.6 pts · won by 64,858 votes
Karen L. ThurmanDemocraticWINNER66.28%
132,005 votes
Jack GarganReform33.72%
67,147 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.