1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for Florida Senate District 21
Florida State Senate · Florida
Malcolm Clements (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Louis W. Putney (R) by 0.7 points.
Malcolm ClementsRepublican · winner
50.3%8,003
Louis W. PutneyRepublican
49.7%7,899
15,902 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET