1982 United States Senate election in Florida
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The 1982 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles won re-election to a third term.
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November 2, 1982
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 County results Chiles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Poole: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,044,246 | 100.00% | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- David H. Bludworth, Palm Beach County State Attorney since 1973
- Van Poole, State Senator from Fort Lauderdale
- George Snyder, former Democratic Maryland State Senator and candidate for Maryland governor in 1974
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Van Poole | 154,163 | 41.57% | |
| Republican | David H. Bludworth | 116,040 | 31.29% | |
| Republican | George Snyder | 100,609 | 27.13% | |
| Total votes | 370,812 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Van Poole | 131,655 | 58.08% | |
| Republican | David H. Bludworth | 95,035 | 41.92% | |
| Total votes | 226,690 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Lawton Chiles (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Van Poole (R), State Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,637,667 | 61.72% | −1.26% | |
| Republican | Van Poole | 1,015,330 | 38.26% | +1.24% | |
| Write-in | 422 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 622,337 | 23.45% | −2.50% | ||
| Total votes | 2,653,419 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
County results
Source:[4]
| County | Lawton Chiles
Democratic |
Van Poole
Republican |
Jim Fair
Write-in |
Jim Fair
Write-in |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | 21,263 | 6,927 | 1 | 8 | 28,199 |
| Baker | 2,028 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 2,548 |
| Bay | 10,783 | 8,362 | 0 | 0 | 19,145 |
| Bradford | 3,308 | 1,037 | 0 | 0 | 4,345 |
| Brevard | 46,892 | 37,974 | 0 | 16 | 84,882 |
| Broward | 204,272 | 105,482 | 0 | 30 | 309,784 |
| Calhoun | 2,190 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 2,774 |
| Charlotte | 12,483 | 13,612 | 0 | 1 | 26,096 |
| Citrus | 11,943 | 7,993 | 0 | 1 | 19,937 |
| Clay | 7,477 | 5,057 | 0 | 0 | 12,534 |
| Collier | 10,353 | 16,718 | 0 | 0 | 27,071 |
| Columbia | 5,309 | 2,261 | 0 | 0 | 7,570 |
| Dade | 246,797 | 99,806 | 0 | 8 | 346,611 |
| Desoto | 2,707 | 1,519 | 0 | 0 | 4,226 |
| Dixie | 1,791 | 321 | 2 | 1 | 2,115 |
| Duval | 78,383 | 35,660 | 0 | 8 | 114,051 |
| Escambia | 32,518 | 14,938 | 2 | 1 | 47,459 |
| Flagler | 2,854 | 1,776 | 0 | 0 | 4,630 |
| Franklin | 1,344 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 1,891 |
| Gadsden | 6,482 | 1,720 | 0 | 0 | 8,202 |
| Gilchrist | 1,460 | 393 | 0 | 2 | 1,855 |
| Glades | 1,105 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 1,498 |
| Gulf | 1,918 | 801 | 0 | 0 | 2,719 |
| Hamilton | 1,373 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 1,819 |
| Hardee | 2,542 | 1,141 | 0 | 1 | 3,684 |
| Hendry | 2,670 | 1,399 | 1 | 0 | 4,070 |
| Hernando | 12,378 | 8,166 | 0 | 0 | 20,544 |
| Highlands | 9,185 | 6,791 | 0 | 0 | 15,976 |
| Hillsborough | 98,939 | 47,994 | 6 | 16 | 146,955 |
| Holmes | 2,408 | 1,215 | 0 | 0 | 3,623 |
| Indian River | 9,977 | 10,323 | 0 | 0 | 20,300 |
| Jackson | 6,629 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | 9,154 |
| Jefferson | 2,289 | 737 | 0 | 0 | 3,026 |
| Lafayette | 1,346 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 1,690 |
| Lake | 16,014 | 15,379 | 1 | 1 | 31,395 |
| Lee | 39,476 | 43,936 | 2 | 11 | 83,425 |
| Leon | 29,400 | 11,092 | 10 | 22 | 40,524 |
| Levy | 3,704 | 1,283 | 0 | 0 | 4,987 |
| Liberty | 978 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 1,329 |
| Madison | 3,165 | 949 | 0 | 0 | 4,114 |
| Manatee | 26,540 | 23,849 | 4 | 4 | 50,397 |
| Marion | 19,119 | 13,695 | 2 | 2 | 32,818 |
| Martin | 12,065 | 13,235 | 1 | 2 | 25,303 |
| Monroe | 10,034 | 5,081 | 0 | 0 | 15,115 |
| Nassau | 4,204 | 1,846 | 0 | 1 | 6,051 |
| Okaloosa | 12,174 | 11,517 | 1 | 9 | 23,701 |
| Okeechobee | 3,212 | 1,435 | 0 | 0 | 4,647 |
| Orange | 57,521 | 47,516 | 0 | 20 | 105,057 |
| Osceola | 7,951 | 6,311 | 1 | 0 | 14,263 |
| Palm Beach | 125,701 | 81,484 | 0 | 40 | 207,225 |
| Pasco | 45,725 | 31,006 | 2 | 6 | 76,739 |
| Pinellas | 148,669 | 110,856 | 73 | 36 | 259,634 |
| Polk | 49,183 | 24,993 | 1 | 6 | 74,183 |
| Putnam | 7,597 | 3,485 | 0 | 1 | 11,083 |
| Santa Rosa | 9,398 | 4,635 | 7 | 8 | 14,048 |
| Sarasota | 38,013 | 41,457 | 5 | 10 | 79,485 |
| Seminole | 21,157 | 22,065 | 0 | 8 | 43,230 |
| St. Johns | 7,350 | 5,165 | 0 | 0 | 12,515 |
| St. Lucie | 14,479 | 11,703 | 0 | 2 | 26,184 |
| Sumter | 3,425 | 1,551 | 0 | 1 | 4,977 |
| Suwannee | 3,817 | 1,481 | 1 | 0 | 5,299 |
| Taylor | 2,989 | 1,026 | 0 | 0 | 4,015 |
| Union | 1,191 | 301 | 1 | 2 | 1,495 |
| Volusia | 38,291 | 25,995 | 3 | 5 | 64,294 |
| Wakulla | 2,414 | 956 | 3 | 0 | 3,373 |
| Walton | 3,754 | 956 | 0 | 0 | 4,710 |
| Washington | 2,751 | 1,468 | 0 | 0 | 4,219 |
| Federal Absentee | 810 | 779 | 0 | 2 | 1,589 |
| Total | 1,637,667 | 1,015,330 | 130 | 292 | 2,653,419 |