Florida's 120th House of Representatives district

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Florida's 120th State
House of Representatives
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Representative
  Jim Mooney
R Islamorada
Registration49.3%  Republican
49.2%  Democratic
1.5%  No party preference
Demographics41.6%  White
11.5%  Black
44.9%  Hispanic
1.9%  Asian
2.1%  Native American
0.2%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
183,229 [1]
18

Florida's 120th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Jim Mooney. The district covers Monroe County and part of Miami-Dade, including the Florida Keys archipelago. [2]

Contents

Members

RepresentativePartyYears of serviceHometownNotes
Fred N. Tittle Democratic 1972–1974
William A. Freeman Democratic 1974–1976
Joseph B. Allen Democratic 1976–1986
Ron Saunders Democratic 1986–1994
Deborah J. Horan Democratic 1994–1998
Ken Sorensen Republican 1998–2006
Ron Saunders Democratic 2006–2012
Holly Merrill Raschein Republican November 6, 2012 – November 3, 2020
Jim Mooney Republican November 3, 2020 – Present Islamorada

Election results

2020

2020 Florida House of Representatives election, District 120 [3] [4]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Mooney 4,747 35.40
Republican Rhonda Rebman Lopez4,59934.30
Republican Alexandria Suarez4,06230.30
Total votes13,408 100.00
General election
Republican Jim Mooney 45,698 54.98
Democratic Clint Barass37,42645.02
Total votes83,124 100.00
Republican hold

2018

2018 Florida House of Representatives election, District 120 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Holly Merrill Raschein 31,878 53.09
Democratic Steve Friedman28,17246.91
Total votes60,050 100.00
Republican hold

2016

2016 Florida House of Representatives election, District 120 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Holly Merrill Raschein 39,080 57.31
Democratic Dan Horton29,10842.69
Total votes68,188 100.00
Republican hold

2014

There were no candidates from the Democratic Party that had filed for the 2014 general election. [7]

2014 Florida House of Representatives election, District 120 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Holly Merrill Raschein 0 100.00
Total votes0 100.00
Republican hold

2012

2012 Florida House of Representatives election, District 120 [8] [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Holly Merrill Raschein 5,731 66.06
Republican Morgan McPherson 2,94533.94
Total votes8,676 100.00
General election
Republican Holly Merrill Raschein 30,974 52.42
Democratic Ian Whitney28,11847.58
Total votes59,092 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 Florida House of Representatives election, District 120 [10] [11]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Morgan McPherson 4,790 55.68
Republican Matt Gardi3,81344.32
Total votes8,603 100.00
General election
Democratic Ron Saunders 22,301 55.40
Republican Morgan McPherson 15,71839.05
Tea Party Henry Llorella2,2335.55
Total votes40,252 100.00
Democratic hold

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