1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Florida Senate District 18
Florida State Senate · Florida
Gerald S. Rehm (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Don Chamberlin (D) by 5.0 points.
Gerald S. RehmRepublican · winner
52.5%162,546
Don ChamberlinDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%147,125
309,671 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET