1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 5
Florida State Senate · Florida
Sherill Skinner (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Terry Putnal (D) by 18.1 points.
Sherill SkinnerDemocrat · winner
59.1%42,604
Terry PutnalDemocrat
40.9%29,541
72,145 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET