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1982 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 21

Florida State Senate · Florida

Betty Castor (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Vincent W. Branigan (D) by 41.2 points.

Betty CastorDemocrat · winner
70.6%15,456
29.4%6,442
21,898 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET