1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Florida State Senate election results, district by district
Every Florida State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 15
Races22
Changed party7
Unopposed36%8 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 13 · R 9
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Pat Thomas (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Karen Thurman (D) | 22.4 | |
| SD-5 | Wayne Hollingsworth (D) | 59.7 | |
| SD-6 | George Kirkpatrick (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Ander Crenshaw (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-10 | Tom Brown (D) | 14.9 | |
| SD-12 | Curtis Peterson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | George Stuart (D) | 4.2 | |
| SD-16 | Tim Deratany (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Jeanne Malchon (D) | 2.3 | |
| SD-20 | Mary R. Grizzle (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | John A. Grant Jr. (R) | 4.7 | Flipped |
| SD-22 | Malcolm E. Beard (R) | 39.7 | Flipped |
| SD-24 | Marlene Woodson (R) | 0.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-26 | Eleanor Weinstock (D) | 2.8 | |
| SD-28 | Don C. Childers (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Tom McPherson (D) | 0.5 | |
| SD-32 | Ken Jenne (D) | 43.0 | |
| SD-34 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | 16.4 | Flipped |
| SD-36 | Carrie Meek (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-38 | Fred R. Dudley (R) | 47.9 | Flipped |
| SD-40 | Dexter Lehtinen (R) | 19.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
Florida State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner