1988Final resultsSpecial election
1988 special election for Florida Senate District 40
Florida State Senate · Florida
Javier Souto (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Dick Anderson (D) by 5.4 points.
Javier SoutoRepublican · winner
52.7%51,034
Dick AndersonDemocrat
47.3%45,759
96,793 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