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1982 United States Congressional Elections – Florida

United States Senate – DEM Hold

Lawton Chiles (D-inc) – 1,637,66761.72%

Van B. Poole (R) – 1,015,33038.26%

Write-Ins – 4220.02%

Total Votes – 2,653,419100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Earl Dewitt Hutto (D-inc) – 82,56974.43%

J. Terryl Bechtol (R) – 28,37325.57%

Total Votes – 110,942100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Don Fuqua (D-inc) – 79,14361.71%

Ron McNeil (R) – 49,10138.29%

Total Votes – 128,244100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Charles Edward Bennett (D-inc) – 73,80284.08%

George Grimsley (R) – 13,97215.92%

Total Votes – 87,774100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

William V. Chappell, Jr. (D-inc) – 83,89566.93%

Larry Gaudet (R) – 41,45733.07%

Total Votes – 125,352100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Bill McCollum (R-inc) – 69,99358.79%

Dick Batchelor (D) – 49,07041.21%

Total Votes – 119,063100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Win (new district)

Buddy MacKay (D) – 85,82561.35%

Ed Havill (R) – 54,05938.64%

Write-Ins – 130.01%

Total Votes – 139,897100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Sam M. Gibbons (D-inc) – 85,33174.22%

Ken Ayers (R) – 29,63225.78%

Total Votes – 114,963100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

C. W. Bill Young (R-inc) – unopposed

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Win (new district)

Michael Bilirakis (R) – 95,00951.15%

George H. Sheldon (D) – 90,69748.83%

Write-Ins – 360.02%

Total Votes – 185,742100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

Andy Ireland (D-inc) – unopposed

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Bill Nelson (D-inc) – 101,74670.57%

Joel Robinson (R) – 42,42229.43%

Total Votes – 144,168100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

Tom Lewis (R) – 81,89352.56%

Brad Culverhouse (D) – 73,91347.44%

Total Votes – 155,806100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Win (new district)

Connie Mack (R) – 132,95165.11%

Dana N. Stevens (D) – 71,23934.89%

Total Votes – 204,190100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Dan Mica (D-inc) – 128,64673.01%

Steve Mitchell (R) – 47,56026.99%

Total Votes – 176,206100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-inc) – 89,15857.06%

Edward J. ‘Ed’ Stack (D) – 67,08342.94%

Total Votes – 156,241100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Win (new district)

Lawrence J. Smith (D) – 91,88867.89%

Maurice Berkowitz (R) – 43,45832.11%

Total Votes – 135,346100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

William Lehman (D-inc) – unopposed

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – DEM Hold

Claude Pepper (D-inc) – 72,18371.20%

Ricardo Nunez (R) – 29,19628.80%

Total Votes – 101,379100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

Dante Fascell (D-inc) – 74,31258.85%

Glenn Rinker (R) – 51,96941.15%

Total Votes – 126,281100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives