1988Final results
1988 Republican primary for Florida Senate District 40
Florida State Senate · Florida
Javier Souto (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Theodore Lyons (R) by 38.8 points.
Javier SoutoRepublican · winner
69.4%11,332
Theodore LyonsRepublican
30.6%4,998
16,330 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET