Paula Hawkins, U.S. Senator

Paula Hawkins

U.S. Senator
Born
January 24, 1927
Died
December 4, 2009
Age at death
82
Home state
Florida
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1980–1986
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hawkins3.4M
Opponents3.6M
2
Elections run

Between 1980 and 1986, Paula Hawkins ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Hawkins's biggest single-election total was 1,822,460 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Florida.

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How many votes has Paula Hawkins received?

Paula Hawkins has received 3,374,836 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Paula Hawkins’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. SenateFloridaLost1,552,37645.26%Bob Graham
1980U.S. SenateFloridaWon1,822,46051.66%Bill Gunter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000374) and Wikidata (Q458945). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Paula Hawkins: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/paula-hawkins. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.