1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Florida Senate District 21
Florida State Senate · Florida
Betty Castor (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating David H. McClain (R) by 3.0 points.
Betty CastorDemocrat · winner
51.5%37,108
David H. McClainRepublican · incumbent
48.5%34,922
72,030 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