1988 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election?

C. W. Bill Young won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election. C. W. Bill Young received 169,165 popular votes (73.01%). The main challenger was C. Bette Wimbish (26.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Wimbish

Young +46.0 pts · won by 106,626 votes

C. W. Bill Young RepublicanWINNER73.01%

169,165 votes

C. Bette Wimbish Democratic26.99%

62,539 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.