Florida State House District 96

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dan Daley Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Dan DaleyDemocratic · Incumbent

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Dan Daley (Democratic) won by 22.3 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Dan DaleyIncumbentDemocratic

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History (21 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 54,986
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDan DaleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	33,62661.1%	61.1%
RepublicanJenna Hague	Republican	21,36038.9%	38.9%

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticChristine HunschofskyWon	Democratic	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKristin JacobsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKristin JacobsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 29,933
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKristin JacobsWon	Democratic	29,87499.8%	99.8%
OtherRonald Bray	Other	590.2%	0.2%

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim WaldmanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 34,339
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAri Abraham PorthWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,47271.3%	71.3%
OtherJason B. Weakley	Other	9,86728.7%	28.7%

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAri Abraham PorthWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAri Abraham PorthWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 55,256
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAri Abraham PorthWon	Democratic	42,45876.8%	76.8%
OtherMichael Natale	Other	12,79823.2%	23.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,176
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticStacy J. RitterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	31,37084.4%	84.4%
LibertarianRoger K. Eckert	Libertarian	5,80615.6%	15.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,514
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticStacy Joy RitterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,42968.5%	68.5%
RepublicanJoseph Kaufman	Republican	13,08531.5%	31.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,242
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticStacy Joy RitterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,25670.8%	70.8%
RepublicanKevin Norton	Republican	9,98629.2%	29.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,712
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticStacy Joy RitterWon	Democratic	28,06561.4%	61.4%
RepublicanLinda Blake	Republican	17,64738.6%	38.6%

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBen GraberWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBen GraberWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 26,828
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNorman OstrauWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,22360.5%	60.5%
RepublicanJerry Fadgen	Republican	10,60539.5%	39.5%

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNorman OstrauWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 31,505
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNorman OstrauWon	Democratic	17,24254.7%	54.7%
RepublicanFrank Childers	Republican	14,26345.3%	45.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,616
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas H. ArmstrongWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,51750.6%	50.6%
RepublicanFrank Childers	Republican	18,09949.4%	49.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,137
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida House of Representatives District 96, 1982 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas H. ArmstrongWon	Democratic	14,42659.8%	59.8%
RepublicanDon Cather	Republican	9,71140.2%	40.2%

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: 2022.

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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; 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.

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