1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 5
Florida State Senate · Florida
Wayne Hollingsworth (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Doug Nichols (D) by 6.5 points.
Wayne HollingsworthDemocrat · winner
53.2%29,449
Doug NicholsDemocrat
46.8%25,879
55,328 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET