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1988 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election?

Earl Dewitt Hutto won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election. Earl Dewitt Hutto received 142,449 popular votes (66.88%). The main challenger was E. D. Armbruster (33.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Hutto and Armbruster

Hutto +33.8 pts · won by 71,915 votes
Earl Dewitt HuttoDemocraticWINNER66.88%
142,449 votes
E. D. ArmbrusterRepublican33.12%
70,534 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.