Elections / 1988 · Senate · FL
The Republican candidate won Florida's Senate seat R+0.8.
Florida, 1988. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Florida — 1988 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,016,553
49.6%
Republican (R)
2,051,071
50.4%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+0.8
Florida's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +26.0% |
| 1980 | −3.3% |
| 1982 | +23.5% |
| 1986 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | −0.8% |
| 1992 | +30.8% |
| 1994 | −41.0% |
| 1998 | +24.9% |
| 2000 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | −1.1% |
| 2006 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | −28.7% |
| 2012 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | −7.7% |
| 2018 | −0.1% |
| 2022 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −12.8% |