1968Final results
1968 election for Florida Senate District 27
Florida State Senate · Florida
2 seats: Alan Trask (D), Lawton Chiles (D) won.
2 seatsAlan TraskDemocrat · winner
30.5%40,154
Lawton ChilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.6%37,724
James R. WestRepublican
21.0%27,653
C. W. Palmore Jr.Republican
19.9%26,226
131,757 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET