1982-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Florida (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Lawton Chiles* (D)		Van Poole (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alachua	23%	21,272	75.4%	6,939	24.6%	10	0.0%	14,333	28,221
Baker	24%	2,029	79.6%	520	20.4%	0	0.0%	1,509	2,549
Bay	26%	10,792	56.3%	8,365	43.7%	0	0.0%	2,427	19,157
Bradford	29%	3,308	76.1%	1,037	23.9%	0	0.0%	2,271	4,345
Brevard	38%	46,972	55.2%	38,052	44.7%	16	0.0%	8,920	85,040
Broward	37%	204,317	65.9%	105,521	34.1%	30	0.0%	98,796	309,868
Calhoun	41%	2,190	78.9%	584	21.1%	0	0.0%	1,606	2,774
Charlotte	45%	12,486	47.8%	13,616	52.2%	1	0.0%	-1,130	26,103
Citrus	39%	11,949	59.9%	7,999	40.1%	1	0.0%	3,950	19,949
Clay	25%	7,485	59.6%	5,069	40.4%	0	0.0%	2,416	12,554
Collier	35%	10,356	38.2%	16,725	61.8%	0	0.0%	-6,369	27,081
Columbia	30%	5,309	70.1%	2,261	29.9%	0	0.0%	3,048	7,570
Dade	27%	246,908	71.2%	99,910	28.8%	8	0.0%	146,998	346,826
De Soto	29%	2,707	64.0%	1,521	36.0%	0	0.0%	1,186	4,228
Dixie	36%	1,796	84.6%	323	15.2%	3	0.1%	1,473	2,122
Duval	27%	78,481	68.7%	35,742	31.3%	9	0.0%	42,739	114,232
Escambia	28%	32,539	68.5%	14,971	31.5%	3	0.0%	17,568	47,513
Flagler	41%	2,855	61.6%	1,779	38.4%	0	0.0%	1,076	4,634
Franklin	34%	1,345	71.1%	547	28.9%	0	0.0%	798	1,892
Gadsden	30%	6,482	79.0%	1,720	21.0%	0	0.0%	4,762	8,202
Gilchrist	40%	1,460	78.7%	393	21.2%	2	0.1%	1,067	1,855
Glades	36%	1,105	67.1%	542	32.9%	0	0.0%	563	1,647
Gulf	36%	1,918	70.5%	801	29.5%	0	0.0%	1,117	2,719
Hamilton	30%	1,373	75.5%	446	24.5%	0	0.0%	927	1,819
Hardee	28%	2,542	69.0%	1,141	31.0%	1	0.0%	1,401	3,684
Hendry	31%	2,672	65.6%	1,399	34.4%	1	0.0%	1,273	4,072
Hernando	46%	12,379	60.2%	8,171	39.8%	0	0.0%	4,208	20,550
Highlands	39%	9,188	57.5%	6,794	42.5%	0	0.0%	2,394	15,982
Hillsborough	29%	98,954	67.3%	48,008	32.7%	22	0.0%	50,946	146,984
Holmes	34%	2,408	66.4%	1,216	33.6%	0	0.0%	1,192	3,624
Indian River	40%	9,979	49.1%	10,326	50.9%	0	0.0%	-347	20,305
Jackson	32%	6,632	72.4%	2,526	27.6%	0	0.0%	4,106	9,158
Jefferson	41%	2,290	75.6%	738	24.4%	0	0.0%	1,552	3,028
Lafayette	56%	1,346	79.6%	344	20.4%	0	0.0%	1,002	1,690
Lake	35%	16,021	51.0%	15,383	49.0%	2	0.0%	638	31,406
Lee	46%	39,515	47.3%	43,980	52.7%	13	0.0%	-4,465	83,508
Leon	34%	29,424	72.5%	11,102	27.4%	32	0.1%	18,322	40,558
Levy	33%	3,704	74.3%	1,283	25.7%	0	0.0%	2,421	4,987
Liberty	41%	981	73.6%	351	26.4%	0	0.0%	630	1,332
Madison	39%	3,165	76.9%	949	23.1%	0	0.0%	2,216	4,114
Manatee	39%	26,549	52.7%	23,853	47.3%	8	0.0%	2,696	50,410
Marion	32%	19,125	58.3%	13,698	41.7%	4	0.0%	5,427	32,827
Martin	44%	12,073	47.7%	13,242	52.3%	3	0.0%	-1,169	25,318
Monroe	28%	10,039	66.4%	5,084	33.6%	0	0.0%	4,955	15,123
Nassau	25%	4,205	69.5%	1,846	30.5%	1	0.0%	2,359	6,052
Okaloosa	29%	12,212	51.3%	11,567	48.6%	10	0.0%	645	23,789
Okeechobee	31%	3,213	69.1%	1,436	30.9%	0	0.0%	1,777	4,649
Orange	28%	57,571	54.7%	47,572	45.2%	20	0.0%	9,999	105,163
Osceola	31%	7,964	55.8%	6,319	44.2%	1	0.0%	1,645	14,284
Palm Beach	41%	125,730	60.7%	81,503	39.3%	40	0.0%	44,227	207,273
Pasco	45%	45,729	59.6%	31,014	40.4%	8	0.0%	14,715	76,751
Pinellas	42%	148,701	57.3%	110,899	42.7%	109	0.0%	37,802	259,709
Polk	30%	49,201	66.3%	25,001	33.7%	7	0.0%	24,200	74,209
Putnam	29%	7,602	68.6%	3,486	31.4%	1	0.0%	4,116	11,089
Santa Rosa	33%	9,403	66.9%	4,647	33.0%	15	0.1%	4,756	14,065
Sarasota	44%	38,043	47.8%	41,490	52.2%	15	0.0%	-3,447	79,548
Seminole	30%	21,166	48.9%	22,071	51.0%	8	0.0%	-905	43,245
St. Johns	29%	7,352	58.7%	5,173	41.3%	0	0.0%	2,179	12,525
St. Lucie	35%	14,481	55.3%	11,709	44.7%	2	0.0%	2,772	26,192
Sumter	26%	3,425	68.8%	1,552	31.2%	1	0.0%	1,873	4,978
Suwannee	33%	3,818	72.0%	1,481	27.9%	1	0.0%	2,337	5,300
Taylor	35%	2,990	74.5%	1,026	25.5%	0	0.0%	1,964	4,016
Union	19%	1,191	79.7%	301	20.1%	3	0.2%	890	1,495
Volusia	29%	38,326	59.6%	26,021	40.4%	8	0.0%	12,305	64,355
Wakulla	43%	2,419	71.6%	958	28.3%	3	0.1%	1,461	3,380
Walton	33%	3,754	67.4%	1,819	32.6%	0	0.0%	1,935	5,573
Washington	39%	2,751	65.2%	1,468	34.8%	0	0.0%	1,283	4,219
TOTAL	33%	1,637,667	61.7%	1,015,330	38.3%	422	0.0%	622,337	2,653,419
Total R vote: 1,015,330 (38.3%)      Total D vote: 1,637,667 (61.7%)      Total Other vote: 422 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$806,629		$472,505
Total Receipts:		$848,266		$478,014
Cash on Hand:		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$2,754		$7,696
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$10,168		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-7,414		$7,696
Net Spending:		$799,215		$480,201

1982 Senate class 1, Alachua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	21,272	75.4%
Van Poole (R)	6,939	24.6%
TOTAL	28,221
Turnout: 23%

1982 Senate class 1, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,029	79.6%
Van Poole (R)	520	20.4%
TOTAL	2,549
Turnout: 24%

1982 Senate class 1, Bay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	10,792	56.3%
Van Poole (R)	8,365	43.7%
TOTAL	19,157
Turnout: 26%

1982 Senate class 1, Bradford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,308	76.1%
Van Poole (R)	1,037	23.9%
TOTAL	4,345
Turnout: 29%

1982 Senate class 1, Brevard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	46,972	55.2%
Van Poole (R)	38,052	44.7%
TOTAL	85,040
Turnout: 38%

1982 Senate class 1, Broward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	204,317	65.9%
Van Poole (R)	105,521	34.1%
TOTAL	309,868
Turnout: 37%

1982 Senate class 1, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,190	78.9%
Van Poole (R)	584	21.1%
TOTAL	2,774
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	12,486	47.8%
Van Poole (R)	13,616	52.2%
TOTAL	26,103
Turnout: 45%

1982 Senate class 1, Citrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	11,949	59.9%
Van Poole (R)	7,999	40.1%
TOTAL	19,949
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,485	59.6%
Van Poole (R)	5,069	40.4%
TOTAL	12,554
Turnout: 25%

1982 Senate class 1, Collier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	10,356	38.2%
Van Poole (R)	16,725	61.8%
TOTAL	27,081
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	5,309	70.1%
Van Poole (R)	2,261	29.9%
TOTAL	7,570
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, Dade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	246,908	71.2%
Van Poole (R)	99,910	28.8%
TOTAL	346,826
Turnout: 27%

1982 Senate class 1, De Soto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,707	64.0%
Van Poole (R)	1,521	36.0%
TOTAL	4,228
Turnout: 29%

1982 Senate class 1, Dixie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,796	84.6%
Van Poole (R)	323	15.2%
TOTAL	2,122
Turnout: 36%

1982 Senate class 1, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	78,481	68.7%
Van Poole (R)	35,742	31.3%
TOTAL	114,232
Turnout: 27%

1982 Senate class 1, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	32,539	68.5%
Van Poole (R)	14,971	31.5%
TOTAL	47,513
Turnout: 28%

1982 Senate class 1, Flagler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,855	61.6%
Van Poole (R)	1,779	38.4%
TOTAL	4,634
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,345	71.1%
Van Poole (R)	547	28.9%
TOTAL	1,892
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Gadsden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	6,482	79.0%
Van Poole (R)	1,720	21.0%
TOTAL	8,202
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, Gilchrist County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,460	78.7%
Van Poole (R)	393	21.2%
TOTAL	1,855
Turnout: 40%

1982 Senate class 1, Glades County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,105	67.1%
Van Poole (R)	542	32.9%
TOTAL	1,647
Turnout: 36%

1982 Senate class 1, Gulf County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,918	70.5%
Van Poole (R)	801	29.5%
TOTAL	2,719
Turnout: 36%

1982 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,373	75.5%
Van Poole (R)	446	24.5%
TOTAL	1,819
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, Hardee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,542	69.0%
Van Poole (R)	1,141	31.0%
TOTAL	3,684
Turnout: 28%

1982 Senate class 1, Hendry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,672	65.6%
Van Poole (R)	1,399	34.4%
TOTAL	4,072
Turnout: 31%

1982 Senate class 1, Hernando County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	12,379	60.2%
Van Poole (R)	8,171	39.8%
TOTAL	20,550
Turnout: 46%

1982 Senate class 1, Highlands County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	9,188	57.5%
Van Poole (R)	6,794	42.5%
TOTAL	15,982
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Hillsborough County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	98,954	67.3%
Van Poole (R)	48,008	32.7%
TOTAL	146,984
Turnout: 29%

1982 Senate class 1, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,408	66.4%
Van Poole (R)	1,216	33.6%
TOTAL	3,624
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Indian River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	9,979	49.1%
Van Poole (R)	10,326	50.9%
TOTAL	20,305
Turnout: 40%

1982 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	6,632	72.4%
Van Poole (R)	2,526	27.6%
TOTAL	9,158
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,290	75.6%
Van Poole (R)	738	24.4%
TOTAL	3,028
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,346	79.6%
Van Poole (R)	344	20.4%
TOTAL	1,690
Turnout: 56%

1982 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	16,021	51.0%
Van Poole (R)	15,383	49.0%
TOTAL	31,406
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	39,515	47.3%
Van Poole (R)	43,980	52.7%
TOTAL	83,508
Turnout: 46%

1982 Senate class 1, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	29,424	72.5%
Van Poole (R)	11,102	27.4%
TOTAL	40,558
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Levy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,704	74.3%
Van Poole (R)	1,283	25.7%
TOTAL	4,987
Turnout: 33%

1982 Senate class 1, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	981	73.6%
Van Poole (R)	351	26.4%
TOTAL	1,332
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,165	76.9%
Van Poole (R)	949	23.1%
TOTAL	4,114
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Manatee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	26,549	52.7%
Van Poole (R)	23,853	47.3%
TOTAL	50,410
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	19,125	58.3%
Van Poole (R)	13,698	41.7%
TOTAL	32,827
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	12,073	47.7%
Van Poole (R)	13,242	52.3%
TOTAL	25,318
Turnout: 44%

1982 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	10,039	66.4%
Van Poole (R)	5,084	33.6%
TOTAL	15,123
Turnout: 28%

1982 Senate class 1, Nassau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	4,205	69.5%
Van Poole (R)	1,846	30.5%
TOTAL	6,052
Turnout: 25%

1982 Senate class 1, Okaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	12,212	51.3%
Van Poole (R)	11,567	48.6%
TOTAL	23,789
Turnout: 29%

1982 Senate class 1, Okeechobee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,213	69.1%
Van Poole (R)	1,436	30.9%
TOTAL	4,649
Turnout: 31%

1982 Senate class 1, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	57,571	54.7%
Van Poole (R)	47,572	45.2%
TOTAL	105,163
Turnout: 28%

1982 Senate class 1, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,964	55.8%
Van Poole (R)	6,319	44.2%
TOTAL	14,284
Turnout: 31%

1982 Senate class 1, Palm Beach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	125,730	60.7%
Van Poole (R)	81,503	39.3%
TOTAL	207,273
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Pasco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	45,729	59.6%
Van Poole (R)	31,014	40.4%
TOTAL	76,751
Turnout: 45%

1982 Senate class 1, Pinellas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	148,701	57.3%
Van Poole (R)	110,899	42.7%
TOTAL	259,709
Turnout: 42%

1982 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	49,201	66.3%
Van Poole (R)	25,001	33.7%
TOTAL	74,209
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,602	68.6%
Van Poole (R)	3,486	31.4%
TOTAL	11,089
Turnout: 29%

1982 Senate class 1, Santa Rosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	9,403	66.9%
Van Poole (R)	4,647	33.0%
TOTAL	14,065
Turnout: 33%

1982 Senate class 1, Sarasota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	38,043	47.8%
Van Poole (R)	41,490	52.2%
TOTAL	79,548
Turnout: 44%

1982 Senate class 1, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	21,166	48.9%
Van Poole (R)	22,071	51.0%
TOTAL	43,245
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, St. Johns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,352	58.7%
Van Poole (R)	5,173	41.3%
TOTAL	12,525
Turnout: 29%

1982 Senate class 1, St. Lucie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	14,481	55.3%
Van Poole (R)	11,709	44.7%
TOTAL	26,192
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,425	68.8%
Van Poole (R)	1,552	31.2%
TOTAL	4,978
Turnout: 26%

1982 Senate class 1, Suwannee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,818	72.0%
Van Poole (R)	1,481	27.9%
TOTAL	5,300
Turnout: 33%

1982 Senate class 1, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,990	74.5%
Van Poole (R)	1,026	25.5%
TOTAL	4,016
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	1,191	79.7%
Van Poole (R)	301	20.1%
TOTAL	1,495
Turnout: 19%

1982 Senate class 1, Volusia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	38,326	59.6%
Van Poole (R)	26,021	40.4%
TOTAL	64,355
Turnout: 29%

1982 Senate class 1, Wakulla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,419	71.6%
Van Poole (R)	958	28.3%
TOTAL	3,380
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Walton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	3,754	67.4%
Van Poole (R)	1,819	32.6%
TOTAL	5,573
Turnout: 33%

1982 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lawton Chiles* (D)	2,751	65.2%
Van Poole (R)	1,468	34.8%
TOTAL	4,219
Turnout: 39%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Lawton Chiles*
Total Disbursements:	$806,629
Total Receipts:	$848,266
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$2,754
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$10,168
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-7,414
Net Spending:	$799,215

Van Poole
Total Disbursements:	$472,505
Total Receipts:	$478,014
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$7,696
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$7,696
Net Spending:	$480,201

**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/1982