1976Final results

1976 election for U.S. Senate in Florida

Name: 1976 election for U.S. Senate in Florida
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Florida

U.S. Senate · Florida

Lawton Chiles (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating John Grady (R) by 26.0 points.

Lawton ChilesDemocrat · winner

63.0%1,799,518

37.0%1,057,886

2,857,534 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET