1994Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1994 special election for Florida Senate District 35
Florida State Senate · Florida
Tom Rossin (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating David H. Bludworth (R) by 3.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Tom RossinDemocrat · winner
51.7%49,763
David H. BludworthRepublican
48.3%46,454
96,217 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)