1986Final results
1986 election for Florida Senate District 4
Florida State Senate · Florida
Karen Thurman (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Lewis Dinkins (R) by 22.4 points.
Karen ThurmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%77,029
Lewis DinkinsRepublican
38.8%48,820
125,849 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