1982 United States Senate election in Florida

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Florida Florida 1900 presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Florida 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Florida 1988 November 2, 1982 x145px Sen. Lawton Chiles.jpg Lawton Chiles Democratic Party (United States) 1,637,667 61.72% Van B Poole 2.jpg Van Poole Republican Party (United States) 1,015,330 38.26% 1982 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg 300px County resultsChiles: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Poole: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles Democratic Party (United States) Lawton Chiles Democratic Party (United States) 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 Lawton Chiles (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,044,246 100.00% Republican primary Candidates David H. Bludworth, Palm Beach County State Attorney since 1973 Van Poole, State Senator from Fort Lauderdale George Snyder, former Democratic Maryland State Senator and candidate for Maryland governor in 1974 Results Republican primary resultshttps://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9/7/1982&DATAMODE= Florida Department of State - Election Results Van Poole Republican Party (United States) 154,163 41.57% David H. Bludworth Republican Party (United States) 116,040 31.29% George Snyder Republican Party (United States) 100,609 27.13% 370,812 100.00% Republican primary runoff resultshttps://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=10/5/1982&DATAMODE= Florida Department of State - Election Results Van Poole Republican Party (United States) 131,655 58.08% David H. Bludworth Republican Party (United States) 95,035 41.92% 226,690 100.00% General election Candidates Lawton Chiles (D), incumbent U.S. Senator Van Poole (R), State Senator Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 8 Democratic Party (United States) Lawton Chiles (incumbent) 1,637,667 61.72% -1.26% Republican Party (United States) Van Poole 1,015,330 38.26% +1.24% 422 0.02% N/A 622,337 23.45% -2.50% 2,653,419 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) County results Source:November 2, 1982 General Election: United States Senator https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/1982&DATAMODE= June 20, 2024 Florida Department of State: Division of Elections June 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180625181526/https://results.elections.myflorida.com/SummaryRpt.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/1982&Race=STR&DATAMODE= dead CountyLawton Chiles DemocraticVan Poole RepublicanJim Fair Write-inJim Fair Write-inTotalAlachua21,2636,9271828,199Baker2,028520002,548Bay10,7838,3620019,145Bradford3,3081,037004,345Brevard46,89237,97401684,882Broward204,272105,482030309,784Calhoun2,190584002,774Charlotte12,48313,6120126,096Citrus11,9437,9930119,937Clay7,4775,0570012,534Collier10,35316,7180027,071Columbia5,3092,261007,570Dade246,79799,80608346,611Desoto2,7071,519004,226Dixie1,791321212,115Duval78,38335,66008114,051Escambia32,51814,9382147,459Flagler2,8541,776004,630Franklin1,344547001,891Gadsden6,4821,720008,202Gilchrist1,460393021,855Glades1,105393001,498Gulf1,918801002,719Hamilton1,373446001,819Hardee2,5421,141013,684Hendry2,6701,399104,070Hernando12,3788,1660020,544Highlands9,1856,7910015,976Hillsborough98,93947,994616146,955Holmes2,4081,215003,623Indian River9,97710,3230020,300Jackson6,6292,525009,154Jefferson2,289737003,026Lafayette1,346344001,690Lake16,01415,3791131,395Lee39,47643,93621183,425Leon29,40011,092102240,524Levy3,7041,283004,987Liberty978351001,329Madison3,165949004,114Manatee26,54023,8494450,397Marion19,11913,6952232,818Martin12,06513,2351225,303Monroe10,0345,0810015,115Nassau4,2041,846016,051Okaloosa12,17411,5171923,701Okeechobee3,2121,435004,647Orange57,52147,516020105,057Osceola7,9516,3111014,263Palm Beach125,70181,484040207,225Pasco45,72531,0062676,739Pinellas148,669110,8567336259,634Polk49,18324,9931674,183Putnam7,5973,4850111,083Santa Rosa9,3984,6357814,048Sarasota38,01341,45751079,485Seminole21,15722,0650843,230St. Johns7,3505,1650012,515St. Lucie14,47911,7030226,184Sumter3,4251,551014,977Suwannee3,8171,481105,299Taylor2,9891,026004,015Union1,191301121,495Volusia38,29125,9953564,294Wakulla2,414956303,373Walton3,754956004,710Washington2,7511,468004,219Federal Absentee810779021,589Total1,637,6671,015,3301302922,653,419 See also 1982 United States Senate elections References Florida 1982 Category:1982 Florida elections