1986Final results
1986 election for Florida Senate District 30
Florida State Senate · Florida
Tom McPherson (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Dressler (R) by 0.5 points.
Tom McPhersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%34,720
Robert A. DresslerRepublican
49.7%34,343
69,063 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