1998Final results
1998 election for Florida Senate District 36
Florida State Senate · Florida
Kendrick Meek (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating J. Joe Celestin (R) by 47.1 points.
Kendrick MeekDemocrat · winner
73.5%40,167
J. Joe CelestinRepublican
26.5%14,463
54,630 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET