1990Final results
1990 election for Florida Senate District 38
Florida State Senate · Florida
Fred R. Dudley (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Bill McLaughlin (D) by 27.4 points.
Fred R. DudleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%83,251
Bill McLaughlinDemocrat
36.3%47,475
130,726 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