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1976 Republican primary for Florida Senate District 29

Florida State Senate · Florida

Jim Scott (R) won with 30.5% of the vote, defeating Dave Smith (R) by 6.8 points.

Jim ScottRepublican · winner
30.5%22,367
George WilliamsonRepublican · winner
25.6%18,762
Dave SmithRepublican
23.7%17,366
Arthur H. RudeRepublican
20.1%14,720
73,215 votes

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