Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
September 6, 1988 Primary Election
Democratic Primary
Official Results
| United States Senator |
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| County | Patricia (Pat) Frank | Bill Gunter | Claude Kirk | Buddy McKay | Dan Mica | Fred Rader | |
| Alachua | 846 | 2,696 | 547 | 15,430 | 627 | 89 | |
| Baker | 315 | 2,750 | 411 | 1,129 | 509 | 60 | |
| Bay | 1,429 | 13,349 | 1,569 | 6,616 | 445 | 189 | |
| Bradford | 300 | 2,188 | 371 | 1,387 | 367 | 66 | |
| Brevard | 2,528 | 11,360 | 1,364 | 8,058 | 1,130 | 319 | |
| Broward | 6,058 | 23,476 | 2,125 | 6,479 | 37,178 | 1,347 | |
| Calhoun | 216 | 2,177 | 293 | 928 | 62 | 54 | |
| Charlotte | 1,201 | 2,369 | 280 | 1,217 | 988 | 81 | |
| Citrus | 1,073 | 2,108 | 276 | 5,936 | 998 | 66 | |
| Clay | 646 | 4,649 | 723 | 1,912 | 1,072 | 67 | |
| Collier | 888 | 2,094 | 314 | 723 | 773 | 110 | |
| Columbia | 534 | 4,033 | 725 | 2,847 | 576 | 61 | |
| Desoto | 795 | 1,975 | 388 | 1,043 | 594 | 40 | |
| Dixie | 258 | 1,464 | 341 | 1,557 | 95 | 55 | |
| Duval | 3,557 | 22,902 | 3,706 | 9,739 | 6,361 | 448 | |
| Escambia | 3,150 | 24,524 | 3,374 | 8,891 | 1,551 | 634 | |
| Flagler | 260 | 1,367 | 106 | 1,190 | 104 | 54 | |
| Franklin | 251 | 2,106 | 289 | 745 | 103 | 57 | |
| Gadsden | 1,296 | 5,065 | 578 | 1,625 | 199 | 134 | |
| Gilchrist | 186 | 914 | 283 | 1,604 | 75 | 33 | |
| Glades | 182 | 699 | 132 | 214 | 709 | 19 | |
| Gulf | 229 | 2,609 | 343 | 1,200 | 62 | 70 | |
| Hamilton | 400 | 1,989 | 293 | 679 | 85 | 42 | |
| Hardee | 601 | 1,624 | 243 | 1,078 | 546 | 28 | |
| Hendry | 415 | 1,541 | 302 | 363 | 1,147 | 50 | |
| Hernando | 1,574 | 2,345 | 234 | 4,979 | 1,567 | 84 | |
| Highlands | 1,795 | 2,919 | 410 | 1,973 | 1,364 | 83 | |
| Hillsborough | 24,493 | 9,783 | 1,741 | 11,604 | 6,118 | 456 | |
| Holmes | 311 | 2,872 | 617 | 1,055 | 86 | 84 | |
| Indian River | 532 | 1,876 | 373 | 692 | 962 | 99 | |
| Jackson | 543 | 6,286 | 1,087 | 2,442 | 187 | 83 | |
| Jefferson | 320 | 2,398 | 323 | 830 | 104 | 39 | |
| Lafayette | 137 | 1,246 | 169 | 469 | 46 | 20 | |
| Lake | 614 | 2,540 | 321 | 4,777 | 179 | 81 | |
| Lee | 2,738 | 8,786 | 975 | 3,689 | 4,655 | 420 | |
| Leon | 3,190 | 12,468 | 1,543 | 11,494 | 1,173 | 183 | |
| Levy | 323 | 1,830 | 402 | 3,259 | 214 | 55 | |
| Liberty | 139 | 1,334 | 164 | 482 | 58 | 18 | |
| Madison | 379 | 2,897 | 375 | 836 | 71 | 34 | |
| Manatee | 2,472 | 4,151 | 557 | 3,732 | 1,374 | 142 | |
| Marion | 669 | 3,268 | 381 | 10,695 | 454 | 82 | |
| Martin | 530 | 1,193 | 199 | 426 | 1,866 | 59 | |
| Miami-Dade | 8,623 | 40,027 | 5,105 | 20,450 | 22,553 | 1,870 | |
| Monroe | 1,138 | 3,425 | 588 | 944 | 1,611 | 114 | |
| Nassau | 414 | 4,067 | 850 | 1,697 | 943 | 76 | |
| Okaloosa | 1,466 | 9,765 | 1,232 | 2,978 | 610 | 355 | |
| Okeechobee | 374 | 1,329 | 260 | 303 | 2,076 | 47 | |
| Orange | 2,587 | 13,652 | 1,286 | 13,344 | 1,255 | 378 | |
| Osceola | 778 | 3,817 | 449 | 3,294 | 283 | 88 | |
| Palm Beach | 3,927 | 5,876 | 1,194 | 3,852 | 51,075 | 524 | |
| Pasco | 4,737 | 6,243 | 591 | 5,946 | 3,910 | 178 | |
| Pinellas | 9,203 | 10,490 | 1,212 | 12,987 | 5,674 | 343 | |
| Polk | 5,006 | 12,134 | 1,438 | 10,439 | 3,647 | 242 | |
| Putnam | 744 | 6,429 | 989 | 3,983 | 1,218 | 125 | |
| Santa Rosa | 1,076 | 7,941 | 1,022 | 2,583 | 462 | 157 | |
| Sarasota | 3,034 | 3,666 | 435 | 3,949 | 1,573 | 155 | |
| Seminole | 893 | 3,792 | 405 | 4,453 | 386 | 107 | |
| St. Johns | 807 | 4,254 | 670 | 1,886 | 1,042 | 102 | |
| St. Lucie | 1,004 | 2,271 | 464 | 563 | 2,595 | 105 | |
| Sumter | 276 | 1,265 | 162 | 2,839 | 226 | 19 | |
| Suwannee | 344 | 4,041 | 334 | 1,625 | 255 | 45 | |
| Taylor | 527 | 2,964 | 447 | 1,057 | 94 | 72 | |
| Union | 99 | 1,359 | 180 | 665 | 175 | 12 | |
| Volusia | 2,723 | 14,948 | 1,295 | 14,166 | 676 | 316 | |
| Wakulla | 455 | 2,405 | 394 | 1,009 | 107 | 34 | |
| Walton | 365 | 3,961 | 639 | 1,673 | 151 | 88 | |
| Washington | 304 | 3,380 | 499 | 1,237 | 93 | 73 | |
| Total | 119,277 | 383,721 | 51,387 | 263,946 | 179,524 | 11,820 | |
| % Votes | 11.8% | 38.0% | 5.1% | 26.1% | 17.8% | 1.2% | |
| Runoff Election Indicated | |||||||