Florida State House District 23

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by J.J. Grow Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Mark Leland BakerDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: J.J. Grow (R) 73.9, Judith Vowels (D) 26.1

J.J. GrowRepublican · Incumbent

Last election: J.J. Grow (Republican) won by 47.8 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Mark Leland BakerDemocratic
J.J. GrowIncumbentRepublican

Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com, dated Oct 28

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History (22 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 108,696
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ.J. GrowWonName as filed: Jj Grow	Republican	80,33273.9%	73.9%
DemocraticJudith Vowels	Democratic	28,36426.1%	26.1%

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRalph E. Massullo Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 87,669
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanStan McClainWon(incumbent)	Republican	58,78767.1%	67.1%
DemocraticCynthia Dela Rosa	Democratic	28,88232.9%	32.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 65,711
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanStan McClainWon(incumbent)	Republican	43,39666.0%	66.0%
DemocraticCarl Griffin	Democratic	22,31534.0%	34.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 75,071
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanStan McClainWon	Republican	46,69862.2%	62.2%
DemocraticRick Perry	Democratic	28,37337.8%	37.8%

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDennis K. BaxleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDennis BaxleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles S. Chestnut IVWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 58,482
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles S. Chestnut IVWon(incumbent)	Democratic	41,07470.2%	70.2%
RepublicanBernie Decastro	Republican	17,40829.8%	29.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,235
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles S. Chestnut IVWon	Democratic	21,32564.2%	64.2%
RepublicanCain Davis	Republican	11,91035.8%	35.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 49,237
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEdward Jennings Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	39,84080.9%	80.9%
LibertarianRay Roberts	Libertarian	9,39719.1%	19.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,233
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEd Jennings Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	25,91478.0%	78.0%
LibertarianBrooks H. Nelson	Libertarian	7,31922.0%	22.0%

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEd Jennings Jr.Won	Democratic	22,896100.0%	100.0%

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCynthia Moore ChestnutWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 30,148
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCynthia Moore ChestnutWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,73572.1%	72.1%
RepublicanWillis R. Glass Jr.	Republican	8,41327.9%	27.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,893
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCynthia Moore ChestnutWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,48870.7%	70.7%
RepublicanWillis R. Glass Jr.	Republican	6,40529.3%	29.3%

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCynthia Moore ChestnutWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 19,647
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCynthia Moore ChestnutWon	Democratic	11,56058.8%	58.8%
RepublicanSinclair Eaton Jr.	Republican	8,08741.2%	41.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,324
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSidney MartinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,96759.9%	59.9%
RepublicanSinclair Eaton	Republican	9,35740.1%	40.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,336
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSidney MartinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,72967.7%	67.7%
RepublicanSinclair Eaton	Republican	5,60732.3%	32.3%

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSidney MartinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 23, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSidney MartinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:fl/sldl:23

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