1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1986 special election for Florida Senate District 21
Florida State Senate · Florida
John A. Grant Jr. (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Shimberg (D) by 4.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John A. Grant Jr.Republican · winner
52.4%52,391
Jim ShimbergDemocrat
47.6%47,672
100,074 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