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1976 United States Senate election in Florida
	County results Chiles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Grady: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Lawton Chiles; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Lawton Chiles; Democratic

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

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

Republican Primary – September 7, 1976^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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.

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

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.

[FOOTNOTESteedMorelandBaker198026-1] 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.

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1976 United States Senate election in Florida

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

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References

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