1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Florida (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Lawton Chiles* (D)		John Grady (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alachua	42%	32,348	80.6%	7,809	19.4%	0	0.0%	24,539	40,157
Baker	44%	2,572	72.0%	1,000	28.0%	0	0.0%	1,572	3,572
Bay	45%	16,460	61.3%	10,371	38.7%	0	0.0%	6,089	26,831
Bradford	45%	4,103	75.0%	1,367	25.0%	0	0.0%	2,736	5,470
Brevard	49%	57,141	65.0%	30,744	35.0%	0	0.0%	26,397	87,885
Broward	50%	199,146	62.7%	118,450	37.3%	28	0.0%	80,696	317,624
Calhoun	57%	2,332	72.4%	890	27.6%	0	0.0%	1,442	3,222
Charlotte	54%	10,552	53.7%	9,108	46.3%	0	0.0%	1,444	19,660
Citrus	53%	9,912	60.7%	6,422	39.3%	0	0.0%	3,490	16,334
Clay	48%	9,500	60.0%	6,345	40.0%	0	0.0%	3,155	15,845
Collier	45%	10,554	48.3%	11,308	51.7%	1	0.0%	-754	21,863
Columbia	48%	6,819	70.7%	2,830	29.3%	0	0.0%	3,989	9,649
Dade	42%	304,770	68.6%	139,501	31.4%	53	0.0%	165,269	444,324
De Soto	37%	2,822	67.1%	1,381	32.9%	0	0.0%	1,441	4,203
Dixie	59%	2,328	86.6%	359	13.4%	0	0.0%	1,969	2,687
Duval	44%	105,674	64.7%	57,702	35.3%	18	0.0%	47,972	163,394
Escambia	50%	48,676	65.7%	25,369	34.3%	0	0.0%	23,307	74,045
Flagler	51%	2,145	69.7%	930	30.2%	1	0.0%	1,215	3,076
Franklin	54%	1,824	70.4%	768	29.6%	0	0.0%	1,056	2,592
Gadsden	36%	6,440	71.3%	2,589	28.7%	0	0.0%	3,851	9,029
Gilchrist	72%	1,982	85.6%	333	14.4%	0	0.0%	1,649	2,315
Glades	55%	1,295	68.2%	603	31.8%	0	0.0%	692	1,898
Gulf	56%	2,691	70.4%	1,133	29.6%	0	0.0%	1,558	3,824
Hamilton	48%	1,813	72.9%	673	27.1%	0	0.0%	1,140	2,486
Hardee	44%	2,842	59.7%	1,919	40.3%	0	0.0%	923	4,761
Hendry	41%	2,098	52.8%	1,878	47.2%	0	0.0%	220	3,976
Hernando	50%	7,970	64.3%	4,433	35.7%	0	0.0%	3,537	12,403
Highlands	49%	7,764	53.7%	6,688	46.3%	1	0.0%	1,076	14,453
Hillsborough	42%	117,891	70.8%	48,575	29.2%	0	0.0%	69,316	166,466
Holmes	55%	3,392	71.2%	1,369	28.8%	0	0.0%	2,023	4,761
Indian River	47%	8,860	52.2%	8,110	47.8%	0	0.0%	750	16,970
Jackson	45%	7,351	66.3%	3,734	33.7%	0	0.0%	3,617	11,085
Jefferson	53%	2,236	67.7%	1,066	32.3%	0	0.0%	1,170	3,302
Lafayette	58%	888	68.5%	408	31.5%	0	0.0%	480	1,296
Lake	49%	17,558	54.3%	14,771	45.7%	0	0.0%	2,787	32,329
Lee	54%	35,421	53.6%	30,683	46.4%	0	0.0%	4,738	66,104
Leon	53%	32,919	68.1%	15,384	31.8%	6	0.0%	17,535	48,309
Levy	48%	4,173	76.1%	1,309	23.9%	1	0.0%	2,864	5,483
Liberty	64%	1,161	70.9%	476	29.1%	0	0.0%	685	1,637
Madison	40%	2,321	64.3%	1,287	35.7%	0	0.0%	1,034	3,608
Manatee	53%	28,052	55.4%	22,546	44.6%	0	0.0%	5,506	50,598
Marion	44%	17,309	56.1%	13,570	43.9%	0	0.0%	3,739	30,879
Martin	51%	9,340	50.1%	9,320	49.9%	0	0.0%	20	18,660
Monroe	39%	11,856	69.0%	5,316	31.0%	0	0.0%	6,540	17,172
Nassau	47%	5,687	69.1%	2,548	30.9%	0	0.0%	3,139	8,235
Okaloosa	48%	20,037	63.1%	11,716	36.9%	0	0.0%	8,321	31,753
Okeechobee	40%	2,876	67.5%	1,383	32.5%	0	0.0%	1,493	4,259
Orange	41%	73,954	61.6%	46,175	38.4%	1	0.0%	27,779	120,130
Osceola	48%	7,855	59.6%	5,320	40.4%	0	0.0%	2,535	13,175
Palm Beach	51%	101,647	56.0%	79,988	44.0%	7	0.0%	21,659	181,642
Pasco	50%	34,036	60.7%	22,037	39.3%	0	0.0%	11,999	56,073
Pinellas	55%	156,910	57.5%	115,794	42.5%	8	0.0%	41,116	272,712
Polk	45%	57,767	65.8%	30,042	34.2%	1	0.0%	27,725	87,810
Putnam	45%	9,309	68.0%	4,390	32.0%	0	0.0%	4,919	13,699
Santa Rosa	52%	10,719	65.6%	5,630	34.4%	0	0.0%	5,089	16,349
Sarasota	49%	34,067	53.1%	30,092	46.9%	0	0.0%	3,975	64,159
Seminole	43%	23,778	58.2%	17,043	41.8%	0	0.0%	6,735	40,821
St. Johns	44%	7,497	57.0%	5,660	43.0%	4	0.0%	1,837	13,161
St. Lucie	42%	11,562	54.3%	9,730	45.7%	0	0.0%	1,832	21,292
Sumter	42%	4,342	71.8%	1,703	28.2%	0	0.0%	2,639	6,045
Suwannee	52%	4,383	66.1%	2,251	33.9%	0	0.0%	2,132	6,634
Taylor	50%	3,530	70.0%	1,512	30.0%	0	0.0%	2,018	5,042
Union	28%	1,470	77.2%	433	22.8%	0	0.0%	1,037	1,903
Volusia	48%	51,323	64.4%	28,376	35.6%	0	0.0%	22,947	79,699
Wakulla	62%	2,126	59.7%	1,438	40.3%	0	0.0%	688	3,564
Walton	58%	5,592	72.5%	2,124	27.5%	0	0.0%	3,468	7,716
Washington	62%	3,750	69.1%	1,674	30.9%	0	0.0%	2,076	5,424
TOTAL	45%	1,799,518	63.0%	1,057,886	37.0%	130	0.0%	741,632	2,857,534
Total R vote: 1,057,886 (37.0%)      Total D vote: 1,799,518 (63.0%)      Total Other vote: 130 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$362,235		$394,574
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1976 Senate class 1, Alachua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	32,348	80.6%
John Grady (R)	7,809	19.4%
TOTAL	40,157
Turnout: 42%

1976 Senate class 1, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,572	72.0%
John Grady (R)	1,000	28.0%
TOTAL	3,572
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Bay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	16,460	61.3%
John Grady (R)	10,371	38.7%
TOTAL	26,831
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Bradford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	4,103	75.0%
John Grady (R)	1,367	25.0%
TOTAL	5,470
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Brevard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	57,141	65.0%
John Grady (R)	30,744	35.0%
TOTAL	87,885
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Broward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	199,146	62.7%
John Grady (R)	118,450	37.3%
TOTAL	317,624
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,332	72.4%
John Grady (R)	890	27.6%
TOTAL	3,222
Turnout: 57%

1976 Senate class 1, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	10,552	53.7%
John Grady (R)	9,108	46.3%
TOTAL	19,660
Turnout: 54%

1976 Senate class 1, Citrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	9,912	60.7%
John Grady (R)	6,422	39.3%
TOTAL	16,334
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	9,500	60.0%
John Grady (R)	6,345	40.0%
TOTAL	15,845
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Collier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	10,554	48.3%
John Grady (R)	11,308	51.7%
TOTAL	21,863
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	6,819	70.7%
John Grady (R)	2,830	29.3%
TOTAL	9,649
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Dade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	304,770	68.6%
John Grady (R)	139,501	31.4%
TOTAL	444,324
Turnout: 42%

1976 Senate class 1, De Soto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,822	67.1%
John Grady (R)	1,381	32.9%
TOTAL	4,203
Turnout: 37%

1976 Senate class 1, Dixie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,328	86.6%
John Grady (R)	359	13.4%
TOTAL	2,687
Turnout: 59%

1976 Senate class 1, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	105,674	64.7%
John Grady (R)	57,702	35.3%
TOTAL	163,394
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	48,676	65.7%
John Grady (R)	25,369	34.3%
TOTAL	74,045
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Flagler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,145	69.7%
John Grady (R)	930	30.2%
TOTAL	3,076
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,824	70.4%
John Grady (R)	768	29.6%
TOTAL	2,592
Turnout: 54%

1976 Senate class 1, Gadsden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	6,440	71.3%
John Grady (R)	2,589	28.7%
TOTAL	9,029
Turnout: 36%

1976 Senate class 1, Gilchrist County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,982	85.6%
John Grady (R)	333	14.4%
TOTAL	2,315
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Glades County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,295	68.2%
John Grady (R)	603	31.8%
TOTAL	1,898
Turnout: 55%

1976 Senate class 1, Gulf County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,691	70.4%
John Grady (R)	1,133	29.6%
TOTAL	3,824
Turnout: 56%

1976 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,813	72.9%
John Grady (R)	673	27.1%
TOTAL	2,486
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Hardee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,842	59.7%
John Grady (R)	1,919	40.3%
TOTAL	4,761
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Hendry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,098	52.8%
John Grady (R)	1,878	47.2%
TOTAL	3,976
Turnout: 41%

1976 Senate class 1, Hernando County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,970	64.3%
John Grady (R)	4,433	35.7%
TOTAL	12,403
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Highlands County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,764	53.7%
John Grady (R)	6,688	46.3%
TOTAL	14,453
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Hillsborough County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	117,891	70.8%
John Grady (R)	48,575	29.2%
TOTAL	166,466
Turnout: 42%

1976 Senate class 1, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,392	71.2%
John Grady (R)	1,369	28.8%
TOTAL	4,761
Turnout: 55%

1976 Senate class 1, Indian River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	8,860	52.2%
John Grady (R)	8,110	47.8%
TOTAL	16,970
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,351	66.3%
John Grady (R)	3,734	33.7%
TOTAL	11,085
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,236	67.7%
John Grady (R)	1,066	32.3%
TOTAL	3,302
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	888	68.5%
John Grady (R)	408	31.5%
TOTAL	1,296
Turnout: 58%

1976 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	17,558	54.3%
John Grady (R)	14,771	45.7%
TOTAL	32,329
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	35,421	53.6%
John Grady (R)	30,683	46.4%
TOTAL	66,104
Turnout: 54%

1976 Senate class 1, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	32,919	68.1%
John Grady (R)	15,384	31.8%
TOTAL	48,309
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Levy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	4,173	76.1%
John Grady (R)	1,309	23.9%
TOTAL	5,483
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,161	70.9%
John Grady (R)	476	29.1%
TOTAL	1,637
Turnout: 64%

1976 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,321	64.3%
John Grady (R)	1,287	35.7%
TOTAL	3,608
Turnout: 40%

1976 Senate class 1, Manatee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	28,052	55.4%
John Grady (R)	22,546	44.6%
TOTAL	50,598
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	17,309	56.1%
John Grady (R)	13,570	43.9%
TOTAL	30,879
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	9,340	50.1%
John Grady (R)	9,320	49.9%
TOTAL	18,660
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	11,856	69.0%
John Grady (R)	5,316	31.0%
TOTAL	17,172
Turnout: 39%

1976 Senate class 1, Nassau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	5,687	69.1%
John Grady (R)	2,548	30.9%
TOTAL	8,235
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Okaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	20,037	63.1%
John Grady (R)	11,716	36.9%
TOTAL	31,753
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Okeechobee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,876	67.5%
John Grady (R)	1,383	32.5%
TOTAL	4,259
Turnout: 40%

1976 Senate class 1, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	73,954	61.6%
John Grady (R)	46,175	38.4%
TOTAL	120,130
Turnout: 41%

1976 Senate class 1, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,855	59.6%
John Grady (R)	5,320	40.4%
TOTAL	13,175
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Palm Beach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	101,647	56.0%
John Grady (R)	79,988	44.0%
TOTAL	181,642
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Pasco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	34,036	60.7%
John Grady (R)	22,037	39.3%
TOTAL	56,073
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Pinellas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	156,910	57.5%
John Grady (R)	115,794	42.5%
TOTAL	272,712
Turnout: 55%

1976 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	57,767	65.8%
John Grady (R)	30,042	34.2%
TOTAL	87,810
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	9,309	68.0%
John Grady (R)	4,390	32.0%
TOTAL	13,699
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Santa Rosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	10,719	65.6%
John Grady (R)	5,630	34.4%
TOTAL	16,349
Turnout: 52%

1976 Senate class 1, Sarasota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	34,067	53.1%
John Grady (R)	30,092	46.9%
TOTAL	64,159
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	23,778	58.2%
John Grady (R)	17,043	41.8%
TOTAL	40,821
Turnout: 43%

1976 Senate class 1, St. Johns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,497	57.0%
John Grady (R)	5,660	43.0%
TOTAL	13,161
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, St. Lucie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	11,562	54.3%
John Grady (R)	9,730	45.7%
TOTAL	21,292
Turnout: 42%

1976 Senate class 1, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	4,342	71.8%
John Grady (R)	1,703	28.2%
TOTAL	6,045
Turnout: 42%

1976 Senate class 1, Suwannee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	4,383	66.1%
John Grady (R)	2,251	33.9%
TOTAL	6,634
Turnout: 52%

1976 Senate class 1, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,530	70.0%
John Grady (R)	1,512	30.0%
TOTAL	5,042
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,470	77.2%
John Grady (R)	433	22.8%
TOTAL	1,903
Turnout: 28%

1976 Senate class 1, Volusia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	51,323	64.4%
John Grady (R)	28,376	35.6%
TOTAL	79,699
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Wakulla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,126	59.7%
John Grady (R)	1,438	40.3%
TOTAL	3,564
Turnout: 62%

1976 Senate class 1, Walton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	5,592	72.5%
John Grady (R)	2,124	27.5%
TOTAL	7,716
Turnout: 58%

1976 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,750	69.1%
John Grady (R)	1,674	30.9%
TOTAL	5,424
Turnout: 62%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Lawton Chiles*
Total Disbursements:	$362,235

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/FL/1976

John Grady
Total Disbursements:	$394,574