1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Florida Senate District 24
Florida State Senate · Florida
Marlene Woodson (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Pat Neal (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Marlene WoodsonRepublican · winner
50.2%51,147
Pat NealDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%50,739
101,886 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