United States Senate election in Florida, 1982
United States Senate election in Florida, 1982
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The 1982 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles won re-election to a third term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Lawton Chiles |
Unopposed |
100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- David H. Bludworth, perennial candidate
- Van B. Poole, Florida State Senator
- George Snyder
Results
Republican primary results[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Van B. Poole |
154,163 |
41.57 |
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Republican |
David H. Bludworth |
116,040 |
31.29 |
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Republican |
George Snyder |
100,609 |
27.13 |
Total votes |
370,812 |
100 |
Republican primary runoff results[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Van B. Poole |
131,655 |
58.08 |
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Republican |
David H. Bludworth |
95,035 |
41.92 |
Total votes |
226,690 |
100 |
General election
Candidates
Results
General election results[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Lawton Chiles |
1,637,667 |
61.72% |
-1.26% |
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Republican |
Van B. Poole |
1,015,330 |
38.26% |
+1.24% |
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Write-ins |
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422 |
0.02% |
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Majority |
622,337 |
23.45% |
-2.50% |
Total votes |
2,653,419 |
100 |
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Democratic hold |
Swing |
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