1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Florida Senate District 18
Florida State Senate · Florida
Jeanne Malchon (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating John T. Ware (R) by 3.4 points.
Jeanne MalchonDemocrat · winner
51.7%43,707
John T. WareRepublican · incumbent
48.3%40,869
84,576 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET