1990Final resultsSpecial election
1990 special election for Florida Senate District 13
Florida State Senate · Florida
Rick Dantzler (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Ernie Caldwell (R) by 2.2 points.
Rick DantzlerDemocrat · winner
51.1%42,822
Ernie CaldwellRepublican
48.9%40,953
83,775 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 1990
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)