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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida Senate District 26

Florida State Senate · Florida

Eleanor Weinstock (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Bernard Kimmel (R) by 2.8 points.

Eleanor WeinstockDemocrat · winner
51.4%50,809
Bernard KimmelRepublican
48.6%48,070
98,879 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

EvenD+13.11978R+41.61980D+20.01982D+2.81986D+4.11990R+17.61992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET