Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 8, 1988 General Election
Official Results
Constitutional Amendment
| English is the official language in Florida (Art. II, Sec. 9) |
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| County | Yes | No | |
| Alachua | 44,098 | 13,314 | |
| Baker | 4,233 | 648 | |
| Bay | 32,930 | 4,214 | |
| Bradford | 5,465 | 771 | |
| Brevard | 133,532 | 15,802 | |
| Broward | 388,203 | 48,297 | |
| Calhoun | 2,505 | 462 | |
| Charlotte | 34,264 | 4,744 | |
| Citrus | 31,294 | 3,815 | |
| Clay | 31,606 | 2,198 | |
| Collier | 46,001 | 4,850 | |
| Columbia | 10,388 | 1,585 | |
| Desoto | 6,150 | 574 | |
| Dixie | 3,056 | 468 | |
| Duval | 175,379 | 15,687 | |
| Escambia | 68,513 | 10,355 | |
| Flagler | 9,004 | 1,590 | |
| Franklin | 2,190 | 464 | |
| Gadsden | 7,312 | 1,719 | |
| Gilchrist | 2,767 | 353 | |
| Glades | 2,340 | 274 | |
| Gulf | 3,314 | 729 | |
| Hamilton | 2,250 | 327 | |
| Hardee | 3,598 | 665 | |
| Hendry | 4,891 | 680 | |
| Hernando | 35,921 | 4,692 | |
| Highlands | 23,561 | 2,116 | |
| Hillsborough | 195,951 | 45,134 | |
| Holmes | 4,049 | 826 | |
| Indian River | 32,263 | 2,478 | |
| Jackson | 8,868 | 1,521 | |
| Jefferson | 3,440 | 728 | |
| Lafayette | 1,674 | 252 | |
| Lake | 39,203 | 7,135 | |
| Lee | 111,802 | 13,969 | |
| Leon | 47,166 | 16,328 | |
| Levy | 5,922 | 1,068 | |
| Liberty | 1,368 | 291 | |
| Madison | 3,866 | 732 | |
| Manatee | 71,988 | 8,464 | |
| Marion | 54,464 | 6,919 | |
| Martin | 33,618 | 4,418 | |
| Miami-Dade | 288,199 | 180,631 | |
| Monroe | 22,774 | 3,599 | |
| Nassau | 11,351 | 943 | |
| Okaloosa | 40,069 | 4,640 | |
| Okeechobee | 3,552 | 756 | |
| Orange | 145,865 | 27,181 | |
| Osceola | 26,550 | 3,800 | |
| Palm Beach | 276,739 | 42,919 | |
| Pasco | 98,065 | 13,122 | |
| Pinellas | 296,284 | 56,977 | |
| Polk | 96,446 | 16,655 | |
| Putnam | 18,503 | 2,001 | |
| Santa Rosa | 25,427 | 2,492 | |
| Sarasota | 113,839 | 10,353 | |
| Seminole | 69,737 | 12,383 | |
| St. Johns | 24,209 | 2,548 | |
| St. Lucie | 44,049 | 4,480 | |
| Sumter | 8,109 | 1,169 | |
| Suwannee | 6,582 | 982 | |
| Taylor | 4,230 | 716 | |
| Union | 1,954 | 261 | |
| Volusia | 87,878 | 21,773 | |
| Wakulla | 3,976 | 837 | |
| Walton | 7,841 | 1,188 | |
| Washington | 4,404 | 799 | |
| Total | 3,457,039 | 664,861 | |
| % Votes | 83.9% | 16.1% | |