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1988 election for Florida Senate District 9

Florida State Senate · Florida

William G. Bankhead (R) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Edwin W. Iacobucci (D) by 54.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

William G. BankheadRepublican · winner
77.1%81,092
22.9%24,115
105,207 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+32.11992R+20.52000R+16.82008D+27.22012R+2.72020R+31.12022

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