1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 1
Florida State Senate · Florida
W. D. Childers (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Patterson (D) by 29.7 points.
W. D. ChildersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%19,729
Tom PattersonDemocrat
35.2%10,698
30,427 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET