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Election 1944 Results

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1944 US Senate election in Florida

Claude Pepper (Democrat) beat Miles H. Draper (Republican) in Florida in 1944, 71.3% to 28.7%, a margin of 42.6 points and 200,427 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Claude Pepper also won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Dade, cast 88,862 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.1 points. The closest was Flagler, where 103 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Claude Pepper won Democratic 335,685 71.3%
Miles H. Draper Republican 135,258 28.7%
Total470,943

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dade 60,015 67.5% 28,847 32.5% 88,862 D+35.1
Duval 36,332 74.8% 12,264 25.2% 48,596 D+49.5
Hillsborough 29,910 74.2% 10,404 25.8% 40,314 D+48.4
Pinellas 19,468 58.8% 13,616 41.2% 33,084 D+17.7
Orange 12,116 58.6% 8,556 41.4% 20,672 D+17.2
Escambia 15,919 84.7% 2,881 15.3% 18,800 D+69.4
Palm Beach 11,062 60.3% 7,293 39.7% 18,355 D+20.5
Polk 13,037 72.5% 4,957 27.5% 17,994 D+44.9
Volusia 8,451 59.6% 5,723 40.4% 14,174 D+19.2
Broward 6,122 53.6% 5,305 46.4% 11,427 D+7.1
Bay 6,559 86.8% 996 13.2% 7,555 D+73.6
Alachua 5,766 79.0% 1,529 21.0% 7,295 D+58.1
Marion 5,573 77.9% 1,583 22.1% 7,156 D+55.8
Lake 4,432 64.0% 2,494 36.0% 6,926 D+28.0
Manatee 4,530 68.6% 2,070 31.4% 6,600 D+37.3
Sarasota 3,436 62.1% 2,100 37.9% 5,536 D+24.1
Jackson 4,456 84.0% 847 16.0% 5,303 D+68.1
Leon 4,523 85.3% 779 14.7% 5,302 D+70.6
St. Johns 3,675 70.6% 1,528 29.4% 5,203 D+41.3
Lee 3,320 65.1% 1,778 34.9% 5,098 D+30.2
Seminole 2,903 70.3% 1,225 29.7% 4,128 D+40.6
Brevard 2,627 64.2% 1,468 35.8% 4,095 D+28.3
Putnam 2,967 73.7% 1,061 26.3% 4,028 D+47.3
Monroe 3,455 88.7% 441 11.3% 3,896 D+77.4
Pasco 2,567 69.1% 1,146 30.9% 3,713 D+38.3
Okaloosa 2,938 87.2% 431 12.8% 3,369 D+74.4
Santa Rosa 2,571 79.0% 685 21.0% 3,256 D+57.9
Holmes 2,549 81.0% 597 19.0% 3,146 D+62.0
Walton 2,605 83.1% 530 16.9% 3,135 D+66.2
Osceola 1,810 58.0% 1,311 42.0% 3,121 D+16.0
Highlands 2,200 73.7% 787 26.3% 2,987 D+47.3
St. Lucie 2,135 71.9% 835 28.1% 2,970 D+43.8
Suwannee 2,470 86.7% 379 13.3% 2,849 D+73.4
Columbia 2,385 84.7% 432 15.3% 2,817 D+69.3
Gadsden 2,435 87.6% 344 12.4% 2,779 D+75.2
Hardee 2,063 75.2% 679 24.8% 2,742 D+50.5
Sumter 2,006 86.9% 303 13.1% 2,309 D+73.8
Levy 2,097 92.6% 167 7.4% 2,264 D+85.2
Bradford 1,802 80.5% 436 19.5% 2,238 D+61.0
De Soto 1,680 76.3% 521 23.7% 2,201 D+52.7
Madison 1,895 87.8% 264 12.2% 2,159 D+75.5
Washington 1,689 80.3% 414 19.7% 2,103 D+60.6
Indian River 1,313 66.5% 661 33.5% 1,974 D+33.0
Nassau 1,523 78.9% 407 21.1% 1,930 D+57.8
Taylor 1,752 92.9% 134 7.1% 1,886 D+85.8
Clay 1,245 72.6% 470 27.4% 1,715 D+45.2
Calhoun 1,501 90.7% 153 9.3% 1,654 D+81.5
Citrus 1,296 84.3% 242 15.7% 1,538 D+68.5
Hamilton 1,207 84.7% 218 15.3% 1,425 D+69.4
Martin 917 64.8% 499 35.2% 1,416 D+29.5
Hernando 983 71.9% 384 28.1% 1,367 D+43.8
Gulf 1,267 94.4% 75 5.6% 1,342 D+88.8
Hendry 888 71.1% 361 28.9% 1,249 D+42.2
Franklin 1,169 93.7% 78 6.3% 1,247 D+87.5
Jefferson 1,040 85.7% 174 14.3% 1,214 D+71.3
Baker 1,091 90.2% 119 9.8% 1,210 D+80.3
Dixie 1,109 93.9% 72 6.1% 1,181 D+87.8
Charlotte 797 68.1% 373 31.9% 1,170 D+36.2
Wakulla 1,018 95.2% 51 4.8% 1,069 D+90.5
Union 913 92.7% 72 7.3% 985 D+85.4
Lafayette 816 87.7% 114 12.3% 930 D+75.5
Gilchrist 794 91.4% 75 8.6% 869 D+82.7
Okeechobee 754 87.8% 105 12.2% 859 D+75.6
Collier 674 82.1% 147 17.9% 821 D+64.2
Liberty 526 95.1% 27 4.9% 553 D+90.2
Glades 333 71.0% 136 29.0% 469 D+42.0
Flagler 208 66.5% 105 33.5% 313 D+32.9

Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

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YearWinnerMargin
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2022 Marco Rubio (R) R+16.3
2018 Rick Scott (R) R+0.1
2016 Marco Rubio (R) R+7.7
2012 Bill Nelson (D) D+13.0
2010 Marco Rubio (R) R+28.7
2006 Bill Nelson (D) D+22.2
2004 Mel Martinez (R) R+1.1
2000 Bill Nelson (D) D+4.9
1998 Bob Graham (D) D+24.9
1994 Connie Mack (R) R+41.0
1992 Bob Graham (D) D+30.8
1988 Connie Mack (R) R+0.8
1986 Bob Graham (D) D+9.5
1982 Lawton Chiles (D) D+23.5
1980 Paula Hawkins (R) R+3.3
1976 Lawton Chiles (D) D+26.0
1974 Richard Stone (D) D+2.5
1970 Lawton Chiles (D) D+7.7
1968 Edward J. Gurney (R) R+11.8
1964 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+27.9
1962 George A. Smathers (D) D+40.1
1958 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+42.5
1956 George A. Smathers (D) D+100.0
1952 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+100.0
1950 George A. Smathers (D) D+52.6
1946 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+57.3
1944 Claude Pepper (D) D+42.6
1940 Charles O. Andrews (D) D+100.0
1938 Claude Pepper (D) D+64.9
1934 Park Trammell (D) D+100.0
1932 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+100.0
1928 Park Trammell (D) D+37.1
1926 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+65.1
1922 Park Trammell (D) D+88.3
1920 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+43.5
1916 Park Trammell (D) D+70.4
1914 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+99.5