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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

Races before and after

EvenD+2.21990 specialR+13.21992R+4.32000R+19.62002R+10.82012D+16.22016

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