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1988 Florida U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1988 Florida U.S. Senate Election?

Connie Mack won the 1988 Florida U.S. Senate Election. Connie Mack received 2,051,071 popular votes (50.42%). The main challenger was Buddy MacKay (49.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Mack and MacKay

Mack +0.9 pts · won by 34,518 votes
Connie MackRepublicanWINNER50.42%
2,051,071 votes
Buddy MacKayDemocratic49.57%
2,016,553 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.