1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 5
Florida State Senate · Florida
George Kirkpatrick (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Perry C. McGriff Jr. (D) by 5.4 points.
George KirkpatrickDemocrat · winner
52.7%44,777
Perry C. McGriff Jr.Democrat
47.3%40,208
84,985 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET