1986 United States Senate election in Florida

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November 4, 1986

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Nominee	Bob Graham	Paula Hawkins
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,877,543	1,552,376
Percentage	54.7%	45.2%

County results
Graham: 50–60% 60–70%
Hawkins: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Paula Hawkins
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bob Graham
Democratic

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The 1986 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 4, 1986 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paula Hawkins decided to run for re-election to second term, but was defeated by Democrat Bob Graham, the popular incumbent Governor of Florida . As of 2022, this was the last time an incumbent from Florida's Class 3 Senate seat lost re-election.^[1]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Bob Graham, 38th Governor of Florida
Bob Kunst, perennial candidate

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Graham	850,560	85.04%
	Democratic	Bob Kunst	149,657	14.96%
Total votes			1,000,217	100.00%

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Paula Hawkins, incumbent U.S. Senator
Jon Larsen Shudlick

Results[]

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paula Hawkins (incumbent)	491,767	88.73%
	Republican	Jon Larsen Shudlick	62,443	11.27%
Total votes			554,210	100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

Bob Graham (D), 38th Governor of Florida
Paula Hawkins (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Graham	1,877,543	54.74%	+6.40%
	Republican	Paula Hawkins (incumbent)	1,552,376	45.26%	-6.40%
	Write-in		77	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			3,429,996	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican

References[]

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1986 United States Senate election in Florida

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]