1988Final resultsSpecial election
1988 special election for Florida Senate District 32
Florida State Senate · Florida
Howard C. Forman (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Phyllis S. Silverman (R) by 29.0 points.
Howard C. FormanDemocrat · winner
64.5%63,070
Phyllis S. SilvermanRepublican
35.5%34,694
97,764 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