1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Florida election results
Every race on Florida's ballot in the 1996 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races165
Changed party8
Unopposed45%74 races
Incumbents defeated2
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Bill Clinton (D) | 5.7 |
U.S. House
D 8 · R 15
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL-1 | Joe Scarborough (R) | 45.1 | |
| FL-2 | Allen Boyd (D) | 18.9 | |
| FL-3 | Corrine Brown (D) | 22.4 | |
| FL-4 | Tillie Fowler (R) | Unopposed | |
| FL-5 | Karen Thurman (D) | 23.4 | |
| FL-6 | Cliff Stearns (R) | 34.4 | |
| FL-7 | John L. Mica (R) | 24.1 | |
| FL-8 | Bill McCollum (R) | 35.0 | |
| FL-9 | Gus Bilirakis (R) | 37.3 | |
| FL-10 | C. W. Bill Young (R) | 33.2 | |
| FL-11 | James Davis (D) | 15.8 | |
| FL-12 | Charles Canady (R) | 23.1 | |
| FL-13 | Dan Miller (R) | 28.7 | |
| FL-14 | Porter Goss (R) | 47.0 | |
| FL-15 | David Weldon (R) | 8.5 | |
| FL-16 | Mark Foley (R) | 28.0 | |
| FL-17 | Carrie Meek (D) | 77.5 | |
| FL-18 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | Unopposed | |
| FL-19 | Robert Wexler (D) | 31.1 | |
| FL-20 | Peter Deutsch (D) | 30.0 | |
| FL-21 | Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) | Unopposed | |
| FL-22 | E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R) | 23.7 | |
| FL-23 | Alcee L. Hastings (D) | 46.9 |
Florida State Senate
D 8 · R 13 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | W. D. Childers (R) | 49.7 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Pat Thomas (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | George Grier Kirkpatrick Jr. (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-7 | Charlie Clary (R) | 19.5 | |
| SD-9 | Toni Jennings (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Anna Cowin (R) | 13.8 | Flipped |
| SD-13 | John A. Grant Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Patsy Ann Kurth (D) | 4.4 | |
| SD-17 | Rick Dantzler (D) | 10.4 | |
| SD-19 | Jack Latvala (R) | 20.5 | |
| SD-21 | James T. Hargrett Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Tom Lee (R) | 22.2 | |
| SD-25 | Fred R. Dudley (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-27 | William G. Myers (R) | 3.3 | |
| SD-28 | Ron Klein (D) | 38.7 | |
| SD-29 | Ken Jenne (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Jim Scott (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Walter G. Campbell Jr. (D) | 35.3 | |
| SD-35 | Tom Rossin (D) | 45.2 | |
| SD-37 | Mario Díaz-Balart (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-39 | Roberto Casas (R) | Unopposed |
Florida House of Representatives
D 59 · R 61 · 4 changed party
Florida
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab