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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

Races before and after

EvenD+35.11982D+42.71994D+38.71996 specialR+23.42006R+30.92018R+24.42026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET