1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 27
Florida State Senate · Florida
Henry A. Childers (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Richard W. McKinnon (D) by 32.2 points.
Henry A. ChildersDemocrat · winner
50.8%11,001
Richard W. McKinnonDemocrat
18.6%4,038
Earl MaxwellDemocrat
16.0%3,464
Michael MartinoDemocrat
14.6%3,154
21,657 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET