1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Florida Senate District 26
Florida State Senate · Florida
Bernard Kimmel (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Dirk Smith (R) by 11.3 points.
Bernard KimmelRepublican · winner
55.7%9,303
Dirk SmithRepublican
44.3%7,413
16,716 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET