1986Final results

1986 Republican primary runoff for Florida Senate District 18

Name: 1986 Republican primary runoff for Florida Senate District 18
Start: 1986-09-01
Location: Florida

Florida State Senate · Florida

Robert Eugene Melby (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Charles J. Crist Jr. (R) by 5.0 points.

Robert Eugene MelbyRepublican · winner

52.5%7,701

47.5%6,967

14,668 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET