1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Florida Governor
Governor · Florida
Bob Martinez (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Pajcic (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob MartinezRepublican · winner
54.6%1,847,525
Steve PajcicDemocrat
45.4%1,538,620
3,386,145 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET