Florida State House District 72
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Bill Conerly Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Bill ConerlyRepublican · Incumbent2 years since first winHarvey ShifrinDemocratic
Last result · 2024 general: Bill Conerly (R) 64.7, Lesa Miller (D) 35.3
- Earlier results
- Tommy Gregory (Republican) won by 33.5 points, 2022Fiona McFarland (Republican) won by 9.2 points, 2020, older linesAll 22 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 110,476
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill ConerlyWonName as filed: William "Bill" Conerly Republican 71,46364.7% DemocraticLesa Miller Democratic 39,01335.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 83,814
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy GregoryWon(incumbent) Republican 55,93366.7% DemocraticRoberts Guy Dameus Democratic 27,88133.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 100,519
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFiona McFarlandWon Republican 54,90254.6% DemocraticDrake Buckman Democratic 45,61745.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 82,117
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMargaret GoodWon Democratic 41,66650.7% RepublicanRay Pilon Republican 40,45149.3%
- 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.
All elections (22 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 110,476
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill ConerlyWonName as filed: William "Bill" Conerly Republican 71,46364.7% DemocraticLesa Miller Democratic 39,01335.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 83,814
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy GregoryWon(incumbent) Republican 55,93366.7% DemocraticRoberts Guy Dameus Democratic 27,88133.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 100,519
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFiona McFarlandWon Republican 54,90254.6% DemocraticDrake Buckman Democratic 45,61745.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 82,117
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMargaret GoodWon Democratic 41,66650.7% RepublicanRay Pilon Republican 40,45149.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 86,917
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAlexandra MillerWon Republican 50,46858.1% DemocraticEdward James Democratic 36,44941.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,584
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRay PilonWon(incumbent) Republican 36,24357.9% DemocraticGreg Para Democratic 26,34142.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 81,351
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRay PilonWon(incumbent) Republican 43,85253.9% DemocraticLiz Alpert Democratic 37,49946.1% - Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaige KreegelWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 61,554
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaige KreegelWon(incumbent) Republican 36,07158.6% DemocraticJudy Juliano Democratic 25,48341.4% - Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaige KreegelWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,245
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaige KreegelWon Republican 43,245100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,762
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLindsay M. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Republican 33,32679.8% LibertarianDirk Clary Libertarian 8,39620.1% OtherDottie E. Layport Other 400.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,809
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLindsay M. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Republican 33,53376.5% OtherNancy J. Grant Other 10,27623.5% - Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLindsay M. HarringtonWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,712
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLindsay M. HarringtonWon Republican 23,52452.6% DemocraticVernon Peeples(incumbent) Democratic 21,18847.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,518
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVernon PeeplesWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,43251.8% RepublicanHugh Brotherton Republican 18,08648.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,411
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVernon PeeplesWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,39959.4% RepublicanVeronica Kirschner Republican 18,01240.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,111
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVernon PeeplesWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,50461.7% RepublicanPatrick J. Farino Republican 14,60738.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,846
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVernon PeeplesWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,84961.2% RepublicanRobert H. Shedd Republican 16,09836.7% IndependentE. M. Wager Independent 8992.0% - Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVernon PeeplesWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,589
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVernon PeeplesWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,24252.3% RepublicanTim Ireland Republican 19,34747.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,578
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Florida House of Representatives District 72, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVernon PeeplesWon Democratic 15,20451.4% RepublicanJim Murphy Republican 14,37448.6%
- 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
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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.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026