1986 Florida U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1986 Florida U.S. Senate Election?

Bob Graham won the 1986 Florida U.S. Senate Election. Bob Graham received 1,877,543 popular votes (54.74%). The main challenger was Paula Hawkins (45.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Graham and Hawkins

Graham +9.5 pts · won by 325,167 votes

Bob Graham DemocraticWINNER54.74%

1,877,543 votes

Paula Hawkins Republican45.26%

1,552,376 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.