Seven tickets ran for the Democratic nomination for governor of Florida. Jim Williams, the lieutenant governor, ran for governor with former state Senator Betty Castor of Florida, as his running mate. Hans G. Tanzler, the mayor of Jacksonville, ran with Manuel "Manolo" Arques, a Cuban-American real estate and insurance executive from Miami. State Secretary of State Bruce Smathers (who resigned to run) ran with state Representative . Democratic primary Republican primary * Jack Eckerd/Paula Hawkins - 244,394 (63.8%) * Lou Frey, Jr./ - 138,437 (36.2%) Democratic primary runoff General election