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 County results Chiles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Poole: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,044,246 | 100.00% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Van B. Poole | 154,163 | 41.57% | |
| Republican | David H. Bludworth | 116,040 | 31.29% | |
| Republican | George Snyder | 100,609 | 27.13% | |
| Total votes | 370,812 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Van B. Poole | 131,655 | 58.08% | |
| Republican | David H. Bludworth | 95,035 | 41.92% | |
| Total votes | 226,690 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,637,667 | 61.72% | -1.26% | |
| Republican | Van B. Poole | 1,015,330 | 38.26% | +1.24% | |
| Write-in | 422 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 622,337 | 23.45% | -2.50% | ||
| Total votes | 2,653,419 | 100.00% | |||
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