1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 30
Florida State Senate · Florida
Tom McPherson (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas H. Armstrong (D) by 26.1 points.
Tom McPhersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%9,600
Thomas H. ArmstrongDemocrat
30.6%5,181
Joan BerniDemocrat
12.8%2,178
16,959 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET