1970Final resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for Florida Senate District 19
Florida State Senate · Florida
John T. Ware (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Beatrice M. Griswold (D) by 13.0 points.
John T. WareRepublican · winner
56.5%100,152
Beatrice M. GriswoldDemocrat
43.5%77,172
177,324 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)