1982 United States Senate election in Florida
County results
Chiles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Poole: 50–60% 60–70%
The 1982 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles won re-election to a third term.
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County
Lawton Chiles
Democratic
Van B. Poole
Republican
Jim Fair
Write-in
Jim Fair
Write-in
Total
Alachua
21,263
6,927
1
8
28,199
Baker
2,028
520
0
0
2,548
Bay
10,783
8,362
0
0
19,145
Bradford
3,308
1,037
0
0
4,345
Brevard
46,892
37,974
0
16
84,882
Broward
204,272
105,482
0
30
309,784
Calhoun
2,190
584
0
0
2,774
Charlotte
12,483
13,612
0
1
26,096
Citrus
11,943
7,993
0
1
19,937
Clay
7,477
5,057
0
0
12,534
Collier
10,353
16,718
0
0
27,071
Columbia
5,309
2,261
0
0
7,570
Dade
246,797
99,806
0
8
346,611
Desoto
2,707
1,519
0
0
4,226
Dixie
1,791
321
2
1
2,115
Duval
78,383
35,660
0
8
114,051
Escambia
32,518
14,938
2
1
47,459
Flagler
2,854
1,776
0
0
4,630
Franklin
1,344
547
0
0
1,891
Gadsden
6,482
1,720
0
0
8,202
Gilchrist
1,460
393
0
2
1,855
Glades
1,105
393
0
0
1,498
Gulf
1,918
801
0
0
2,719
Hamilton
1,373
446
0
0
1,819
Hardee
2,542
1,141
0
1
3,684
Hendry
2,670
1,399
1
0
4,070
Hernando
12,378
8,166
0
0
20,544
Highlands
9,185
6,791
0
0
15,976
Hillsborough
98,939
47,994
6
16
146,955
Holmes
2,408
1,215
0
0
3,623
Indian River
9,977
10,323
0
0
20,300
Jackson
6,629
2,525
0
0
9,154
Jefferson
2,289
737
0
0
3,026
Lafayette
1,346
344
0
0
1,690
Lake
16,014
15,379
1
1
31,395
Lee
39,476
43,936
2
11
83,425
Leon
29,400
11,092
10
22
40,524
Levy
3,704
1,283
0
0
4,987
Liberty
978
351
0
0
1,329
Madison
3,165
949
0
0
4,114
Manatee
26,540
23,849
4
4
50,397
Marion
19,119
13,695
2
2
32,818
Martin
12,065
13,235
1
2
25,303
Monroe
10,034
5,081
0
0
15,115
Nassau
4,204
1,846
0
1
6,051
Okaloosa
12,174
11,517
1
9
23,701
Okeechobee
3,212
1,435
0
0
4,647
Orange
57,521
47,516
0
20
105,057
Osceola
7,951
6,311
1
0
14,263
Palm Beach
125,701
81,484
0
40
207,225
Pasco
45,725
31,006
2
6
76,739
Pinellas
148,669
110,856
73
36
259,634
Polk
49,183
24,993
1
6
74,183
Putnam
7,597
3,485
0
1
11,083
Santa Rosa
9,398
4,635
7
8
14,048
Sarasota
38,013
41,457
5
10
79,485
Seminole
21,157
22,065
0
8
43,230
St. Johns
7,350
5,165
0
0
12,515
St. Lucie
14,479
11,703
0
2
26,184
Sumter
3,425
1,551
0
1
4,977
Suwannee
3,817
1,481
1
0
5,299
Taylor
2,989
1,026
0
0
4,015
Union
1,191
301
1
2
1,495
Volusia
38,291
25,995
3
5
64,294
Wakulla
2,414
956
3
0
3,373
Walton
3,754
956
0
0
4,710
Washington
2,751
1,468
0
0
4,219
Federal Absentee
810
779
0
2
1,589
Total
1,637,667
1,015,330
130
292
2,653,419