1980 Florida U.S. Senate Election

Florida · 2 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Florida U.S. Senate Election?

Paula Hawkins won the 1980 Florida U.S. Senate Election. Paula Hawkins received 1,822,460 popular votes (51.66%). The main challenger was Bill Gunter (48.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Hawkins and Gunter

Hawkins +3.3 pts · won by 117,051 votes

Paula Hawkins RepublicanWINNER51.66%

1,822,460 votes

Bill Gunter Democratic48.34%

1,705,409 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.