1988Final results
1988 election for Florida Senate District 17
Florida State Senate · Florida
W. W. Gardner (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Lori Wilson (R) by 4.8 points.
W. W. GardnerDemocrat · winner
52.4%66,722
Lori WilsonRepublican
47.6%60,637
127,359 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