1976 Florida U.S. Senate Election

Florida · 2 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 Florida U.S. Senate Election?

Lawton Chiles won the 1976 Florida U.S. Senate Election. Lawton Chiles received 1,799,518 popular votes (62.97%). The main challenger was John Grady (37.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Chiles and Grady

Chiles +25.9 pts · won by 741,632 votes

Lawton Chiles DemocraticWINNER62.97%

1,799,518 votes

John Grady Republican37.02%

1,057,886 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.