Election Name: | 1986 United States Senate election in Florida |
Country: | Florida |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1980 United States Senate election in Florida |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1992 United States Senate election in Florida |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
Image1: | Portrait of Governor Bob Graham (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Bob Graham |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,877,543 |
Percentage1: | 54.74% |
Nominee2: | Paula Hawkins |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,552,376 |
Percentage2: | 45.26% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Paula Hawkins |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bob Graham |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1986 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 4, 1986, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paula Hawkins decided to run for re-election to second term, but was defeated by Democrat Bob Graham, the popular incumbent Governor of Florida. To date, this was the last time an incumbent from Florida's Class 3 Senate seat lost re-election.[1]
Graham received 83% of the black vote.