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1982 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Bill McCollum won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Bill McCollum received 69,993 popular votes (58.79%). The main challenger was Dick Batchelor (41.21%).

See the full head-to-head between McCollum and Batchelor

McCollum +17.6 pts · won by 20,923 votes
Bill McCollumRepublicanWINNER58.79%
69,993 votes
Dick BatchelorDemocratic41.21%
49,070 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.