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1970Final resultsSpecial election

1970 special election for Florida Senate District 27

Florida State Senate · Florida

Bob Brannen (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Bruce L. Parker (R) by 20.0 points.

Bob BrannenDemocrat · winner
60.0%33,498
Bruce L. ParkerRepublican
40.0%22,318
55,816 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

Races before and after

EvenR+4.31982R+32.61984R+16.11992R+3.31996D+8.32002D+19.32008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET