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1988Final results

1988 election for Florida Senate District 7

Florida State Senate · Florida

Arnett Girardeau (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Warren H. Folks (R) by 48.3 points.

Arnett GirardeauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%46,736
Warren H. FolksRepublican
25.9%16,305
63,041 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

EvenR+100.01976R+100.01980D+33.31982D+48.31988R+15.81992R+19.51996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET