1976 United States Senate election in Florida|
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 County results
Chiles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Grady: 50–60% |
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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
3.7% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[1]
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
- 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
Chiles won in a landslide, dominating most geographic areas of the state. Grady won only Collier County.
See also
References
- ^ 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
- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.
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