1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 21
Florida State Senate · Florida
Jim Shimberg (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Vincent W. Branigan (D) by 24.6 points.
Jim ShimbergDemocrat · winner
62.3%15,301
Vincent W. BraniganDemocrat
37.7%9,268
24,569 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET