1998Final results
1998 election for Florida's 21st District
U.S. House · Florida
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Patrick Cusack (D) by 49.5 points.
Lincoln Diaz-BalartRepublican · winner
74.8%84,018
Patrick CusackDemocrat
25.2%28,378
112,396 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 1998
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.
Patrick CusackLincoln Diaz-Balart
$30.5K
Raised by the campaign
$576.7K
$28.6K
Spent by the campaign
$574.6K
$1K
Cash on hand
$364.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 15, 1998; FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998