1996Final resultsSpecial election
1996 special election for Florida Senate District 28
Florida State Senate · Florida
Ron Klein (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Steev Ramsdell (R) by 38.7 points.
Ron KleinDemocrat · winner
69.3%114,246
Steev RamsdellRepublican
30.7%50,540
164,786 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 1996
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)