1996Final results
1996 election for Florida's 8th District
U.S. House · Florida
Bill McCollum (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Al Krulick (D) by 35.0 points.
Bill McCollumRepublican · winner
67.5%136,515
Al KrulickDemocrat
32.5%65,794
202,326 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Al KrulickBill McCollum
$34.4K
Raised by the campaign
$895.8K
$34.1K
Spent by the campaign
$479.3K
$377
Cash on hand
$483K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996