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1976 United States Senate election in Florida

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FieldValue
election_name1976 United States Senate election in Florida
countryFlorida
flag_year1900
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1970 United States Senate election in Florida
previous_year1970
next_election1982 United States Senate election in Florida
next_year1982
election_dateNovember 2, 1976
image_sizex150px
image1Senator Lawton Chiles.jpg
nominee1**Lawton Chiles**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,799,518**
percentage1**62.98%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2John Grady
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote21,057,886
percentage237.02%
map_image1976 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg
map_size280px
map_captionCounty results
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionLawton Chiles
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionLawton Chiles
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Chiles:
Grady: The 1976 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

3.7% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.

Candidates

  • John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade, family physician, and the American Independent Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1974
  • Walter Sims, State Senator
  • Helen S. Hanel, lawyer.

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Timothy L. "Tim" Adams (Independent)
  • Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
  • John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade (Republican)
  • Ed Ice (Independent)

Results

Chiles won in a landslide, dominating most geographic areas of the state. Grady won only Collier County.

References

Works cited

References

  1. Staff Report. (November 7, 1974). "Askew: Florida Voters 'Never Had It So Good'". [[The News Herald (Panama City).
  2. Postal, Leslie. (May 27, 2011). "Walter Sims: Sharecropper's son rose to become state lawmaker". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
  3. "The Florida Senate 1974-76".
  4. "Helen S. HANSEL Obituary (2013) Tampa Bay Times".
  5. "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 07, 1976".
  6. "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976".
  7. "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976".
  8. "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976".
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