1982 Florida U.S. Senate Election

Florida · 2 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 Florida U.S. Senate Election?

Lawton Chiles won the 1982 Florida U.S. Senate Election. Lawton Chiles received 1,637,667 popular votes (61.72%). The main challenger was van B. Poole (38.26%).

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

Chiles +23.5 pts · won by 622,337 votes

Lawton Chiles DemocraticWINNER61.72%

1,637,667 votes

van B. Poole Republican38.26%

1,015,330 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.