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1988 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election?

Lawrence J. Smith won the 1988 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election. Lawrence J. Smith received 153,032 popular votes (69.4%). The main challenger was Joseph Smith (30.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Smith

Smith +38.8 pts · won by 85,571 votes
Lawrence J. SmithDemocraticWINNER69.4%
153,032 votes
Joseph SmithRepublican30.6%
67,461 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.