1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 5
Florida State Senate · Florida
Sherill Skinner (D) won with 36.3% of the vote, defeating Perry C. McGriff Jr. (D) by 16.4 points.
Sherill SkinnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.3%67,277
Perry C. McGriff Jr.Democrat
20.0%36,962
George KirkpatrickDemocrat
17.1%31,656
Gene KeithDemocrat
12.6%23,314
O. A. Winburn Jr.Democrat
8.8%16,380
Michael GeisonDemocrat
5.2%9,618
185,207 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET