Florida State House District 83

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Kaylee Tuck Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Leigh EstesDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Kaylee Tuck (R) 74.6, Danika Fornear (D) 25.4

Kaylee TuckRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

Last election: Kaylee Tuck (Republican) won by 49.2 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: EstesRight column: Tuck

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeTuckNo published score for Estes
Races: None listed; Won 3 of 3
Years since first win: Not available; 4

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Candidates on the ballot

Leigh EstesDemocratic
Kaylee TuckIncumbentRepublican

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

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History (22 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 79,043
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKaylee TuckWon	Republican	58,98274.6%	74.6%
DemocraticDanika Fornear	Democratic	20,06125.4%	25.4%

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKaylee TuckWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 105,040
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanToby OverdorfWon(incumbent)	Republican	58,99356.2%	56.2%
DemocraticEdgar Bernier	Democratic	46,04743.8%	43.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 76,852
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanToby OverdorfWon	Republican	40,04952.1%	52.1%
DemocraticMatt Theobald	Democratic	36,80347.9%	47.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 83,344
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGayle HarrellWon(incumbent)	Republican	45,34554.4%	54.4%
DemocraticCrystal Lucas	Democratic	37,99945.6%	45.6%

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGayle HarrellWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 50,061
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGayle HarrellWon(incumbent)	Republican	49,73599.3%	99.3%
Dana Kaye Conaway	Write-in	3260.7%	0.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 62,912
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPat RooneyWon	Republican	39,42062.7%	62.7%
DemocraticMark Marciano	Democratic	23,49237.3%	37.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 85,098
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl J. DominoWon(incumbent)	Republican	44,28352.0%	52.0%
DemocraticBryan Miller	Democratic	40,81548.0%	48.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 55,999
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl DominoWon(incumbent)	Republican	28,31350.6%	50.6%
DemocraticFrederick W. Ford	Democratic	27,68649.4%	49.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 73,205
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl DominoWon(incumbent)	Republican	42,50658.1%	58.1%
DemocraticDavid Prestia	Democratic	30,69941.9%	41.9%

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl DominoWon	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 58,506
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff AtwaterWon	Republican	33,71357.6%	57.6%
DemocraticPam Dunston	Democratic	22,64138.7%	38.7%
IndependentMichael I. Danchuk	Independent	2,1523.7%	3.7%

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSharon J. MerchantWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSharon J. MerchantWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSharon J. MerchantWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSharon J. MerchantWon	Republican	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLois J. FrankelWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLois J. FrankelWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 24,471
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLois J. FrankelWon	Democratic	16,96069.3%	69.3%
RepublicanGerald Adams	Republican	7,51130.7%	30.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,862
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEleanor WeinstockWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,43274.3%	74.3%
RepublicanStu Fitelson	Republican	8,43025.6%	25.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,221
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 83, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEleanor WeinstockWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,26277.3%	77.3%
RepublicanArthur H. Bougae	Republican	5,95922.7%	22.7%

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:83

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026