1976 United States Senate election in Florida
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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
[edit]3.7% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[1]
Candidates
[edit]- John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade, family physician, and the American Independent Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1974[2]
- Walter Sims, State Senator[3][4]
- Helen S. Hanel, lawyer.[5]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Grady | 164,644 | 54.51% | |
| Republican | Walter Sims | 74,684 | 24.73% | |
| Republican | Helen S. Hansel | 62,718 | 20.76% | |
| Total votes | 414,207 | 100 | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Timothy L. "Tim" Adams[7] (Independent)
- Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
- John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade (Republican)
- Ed Ice[8] (Independent)
Results
[edit]Chiles won in a landslide, dominating most geographic areas of the state. Grady won only Collier County.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,799,518 | 62.98% | ||
| Republican | John Grady | 1,057,886 | 37.02% | ||
| Write-In | Write-ins | 130 | 0.00% | ||
| Majority | 741,632 | 25.96% | |||
| Turnout | 2,857,534 | 77% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 26.
- ^ Staff Report (November 7, 1974). "Askew: Florida Voters 'Never Had It So Good'". Panama City News-Herald. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
But it was Dr. John Grady, a 50-year-old physician and three-time mayor of the sugar belt town of Belle Glade, who played the role of political spoiler in Florida.
- ^ Postal, Leslie (May 27, 2011). "Walter Sims: Sharecropper's son rose to become state lawmaker". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "The Florida Senate 1974-76" (PDF). Florida Senate.
- ^ "Helen S. HANSEL Obituary (2013) Tampa Bay Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 07, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
Works cited
[edit]- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.