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1988 Florida U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 11 Election?

Bill Nelson won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 11 Election. Bill Nelson received 168,390 popular votes (60.84%). The main challenger was Bill Tolley (39.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Nelson and Tolley

Nelson +21.7 pts · won by 60,017 votes
Bill NelsonDemocraticWINNER60.84%
168,390 votes
Bill TolleyRepublican39.16%
108,373 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.