1988Final results
1988 election for Florida Senate District 1
Florida State Senate · Florida
W. D. Childers (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Lee McKnight (R) by 27.1 points.
W. D. ChildersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%59,190
Lee McKnightRepublican
36.4%33,932
93,122 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET