1998Final results

1998 election for U.S. Senate in Florida

Name: 1998 election for U.S. Senate in Florida
Start: 1998-11-03
Location: Florida

U.S. Senate · Florida

Bob Graham (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Charlie Crist (R) by 24.9 points.

Bob GrahamDemocrat · winner

62.5%2,436,407

37.5%1,463,755

3,900,162 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

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Bob GrahamCharlie Crist

$4.3M

Raised by the campaign

$1.3M

$5.1M

Spent by the campaign

$1.5M

$372K

Cash on hand

$8.6K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998