1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Florida Senate District 16
Florida State Senate · Florida
Patsy Ann Kurth (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Tim Deratany (R) by 4.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Patsy Ann KurthDemocrat · winner
52.0%59,030
Tim DeratanyRepublican · incumbent
48.0%54,444
113,474 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET