1976 United States Senate election in Florida

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Florida Florida 1900 presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Florida 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Florida 1982 November 2, 1976 x150px Senator Lawton Chiles.jpg Lawton Chiles Democratic Party (United States) 1,799,518 62.98% 3x4.svg John Grady Republican Party (United States) 1,057,886 37.02% 1976 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg 280px County results Chiles: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Grady: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles Democratic Party (United States) Lawton Chiles Democratic Party (United States) 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.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 26 Candidates John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade, family physician, and the American Independent Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1974Staff Report Askew: Florida Voters 'Never Had It So Good' Panama City News-Herald November 7, 1974 March 11, 2024 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1388460/ 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. Walter Sims, State SenatorPostal Leslie May 27, 2011 Walter Sims: Sharecropper's son rose to become state lawmaker Orlando Sentinel https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2011-05-27-os-obit-walter-sims-20110527-story.html August 12, 2021The Florida Senate 1974-76 https://www.flsenate.gov/UserContent/Publications/SenateHandbooks/pdf/74-76_Senate_Handbook.pdf Florida Senate Helen S. Hanel, lawyer.Helen S. HANSEL Obituary (2013) Tampa Bay Times https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/helen-hansel-obituary?pid=168488566 2021-08-13 Legacy.com Results Republican Primary – September 7, 1976Our Campaigns - FL US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 07, 1976 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=328283 2021-08-13 www.ourcampaigns.com John Grady Republican Party (United States) 164,644 54.51% Walter Sims Republican Party (United States) 74,684 24.73% Helen S. Hansel Republican Party (United States) 62,718 20.76% 414,207 100 General election Candidates Timothy L. "Tim" AdamsOur Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6290 2021-08-13 www.ourcampaigns.com (Independent) Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade (Republican) Ed IceOur Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6290 2021-08-13 www.ourcampaigns.com (Independent) Results Chiles won in a landslide, dominating most geographic areas of the state. Grady won only Collier County. United States Senate Election in Florida, 1976Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6290 2021-08-13 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Lawton Chiles (incumbent) 1,799,518 62.98% Republican Party (United States) John Grady 1,057,886 37.02% 130 0.00% 741,632 25.96% 2,857,534 77% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 Florida 1976 Category:1976 Florida elections