1982 United States Senate election in Florida

1982 United States Senate election in Florida
	County results Chiles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Poole: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Lawton Chiles; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Lawton Chiles; Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary 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 B. Poole, State Senator from Fort Lauderdale
George Snyder, former Democratic Maryland State Senator and candidate for Maryland governor in 1974

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van B. 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%

Republican primary runoff results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van B. 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 B. Poole (R), State Senator

Results

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lawton Chiles (incumbent)	1,637,667	61.72%	-1.26%
	Republican	Van B. 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

References

^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.

[1] "Florida Department of State - Election Results".

[2] "Florida Department of State - Election Results".

[3] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.

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Candidates

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Candidates

Results

See also

References