1986Final results
1986 election for Florida Senate District 18
Florida State Senate · Florida
Jeanne Malchon (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Eugene Melby (R) by 2.3 points.
Jeanne MalchonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%47,199
Robert Eugene MelbyRepublican
48.8%45,067
92,266 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET