1986Final resultsSpecial election
1986 special election for Florida Senate District 5
Florida State Senate · Florida
Wayne Hollingsworth (D) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Pat Cook (R) by 59.7 points.
Wayne HollingsworthDemocrat · winner
79.9%61,922
Pat CookRepublican
20.1%15,612
77,534 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