1976 United States Senate election in Florida

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Nominee  | Lawton Chiles | John Grady  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 1,799,518 | 1,057,886
Percentage  | 62.98% | 37.02%

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County results

Chiles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Grady: 50–60%

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| U.S. senator before election

Lawton Chiles
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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

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3.7% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[1]

### Candidates

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* John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade, family physician, and the American Independent Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1974[2]
* Walter Sims, State Senator[3][4]
* Helen S. Hanel, lawyer.[5]

### Results

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Republican Primary - September 7, 1976[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | John Grady | 164,644 | 54.51%
| Republican | Walter Sims  | 74,684  | 24.73%
| Republican | Helen S. Hansel  | 62,718  | 20.76%
Total votes  | 414,207  | 100

## General election

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### Candidates

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* 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

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Chiles won in a landslide, dominating most geographic areas of the state. Grady won only Collier County.

United States Senate Election in Florida, 1976[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent)  | 1,799,518  | 62.98%  |
| Republican | John Grady  | 1,057,886  | 37.02%  |
| Write-In | Write-ins  | 130  | 0.00%  |
Majority  | 741,632  | 25.96%  |
Turnout | 2,857,534  | 77%  |
| Democratic hold

## See also

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* 1976 United States Senate elections

## References

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1. ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 26.
2. ^ 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."
3. ^ Postal, Leslie (May 27, 2011). "Walter Sims: Sharecropper's son rose to become state lawmaker". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
4. ^ "The Florida Senate 1974-76" (PDF). Florida Senate.
5. ^ "Helen S. HANSEL Obituary (2013) Tampa Bay Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
6. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 07, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
7. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
8. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
9. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

## Works cited

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* Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.

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