1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 28
Florida State Senate · Florida
Don C. Childers (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Adele Hudis Messinger (D) by 21.1 points.
Don C. ChildersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%21,027
Adele Hudis MessingerDemocrat
39.5%13,708
34,735 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET