Electoral History
Democratic primary for United States Senator from Florida, 1970
- C. Farris Bryant – 240,222 (32.90%)
- Lawton Chiles – 188,300 (25.79%)
- Fred Schultz – 175,745 (24.07%)
- Alcee Hastings – 91,948 (12.59%)
- Joel Daves – 33,939 (4.65%)
Democratic runoff for United States Senator from Florida, 1970
- Lawton Chiles – 474,420 (65.74%)
- C. Farris Bryant – 247,211 (34.26%)
Florida United States Senate election, 1970
- Lawton Chiles (D) – 902,438 (53.87%)
- William C. Cramer (R) – 772,817 (46.13%)
Florida United States Senate election, 1976
- Lawton Chiles (D, Inc.) – 1,799,518 (62.98%)
- John Grady (R) – 1,057,886 (37.02%)
Florida United States Senate election, 1982
- Lawton Chiles (D, Inc.) – 1,637,667 (61.72%)
- Van B. Poole (R) – 1,015,330 (38.27%)
Democratic primary for Governor of Florida, 1990
- Lawton Chiles – 746,325 (69.49%)
- Bill Nelson – 327,731 (30.51%)
Florida gubernatorial election, 1990
- Lawton Chiles/Buddy MacKay (D) – 1,995,206 (56.51%)
- Bob Martinez (Inc.)/J. Allison DeFoor (R) – 1,535,068 (43.48%)
Democratic primary for Governor of Florida, 1994
- Lawton Chiles (Inc.) – 603,657 (72.17%)
- Jack Gargan – 232,757 (27.83%)
Florida gubernatorial election, 1994
- Lawton Chiles/Buddy MacKay (D, Inc.) – 2,135,008 (50.75%)
- Jeb Bush/Tom Feeney (R) – 2,071,068 (49.23%)
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