1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Florida Senate District 38
Florida State Senate · Florida
Fred R. Dudley (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Bill McLaughlin (D) by 47.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Fred R. DudleyRepublican · winner
74.0%82,141
Bill McLaughlinDemocrat
26.0%28,920
111,061 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