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Election 1946 Results

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1946 US Senate election in Florida

Spessard L. Holland (Democrat) beat J. Harry Schad (Republican) in Florida in 1946, 78.6% to 21.4%, a margin of 57.3 points and 113,819 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1940, when Charles O. Andrews won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Dade, cast 48,656 votes and went to the Democrat by 46.8 points. The closest was Glades, where 117 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
Spessard L. Holland won Democratic 156,232 78.6%
J. Harry Schad Republican 42,413 21.4%
Total198,645

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dade 35,705 73.4% 12,951 26.6% 48,656 D+46.8
Duval 13,215 85.9% 2,164 14.1% 15,379 D+71.9
Orange 8,513 69.0% 3,828 31.0% 12,341 D+38.0
Pinellas 7,526 68.9% 3,398 31.1% 10,924 D+37.8
Polk 7,809 82.3% 1,680 17.7% 9,489 D+64.6
Hillsborough 7,800 83.0% 1,596 17.0% 9,396 D+66.0
Broward 4,002 62.4% 2,407 37.6% 6,409 D+24.9
Palm Beach 4,451 69.5% 1,957 30.5% 6,408 D+38.9
Volusia 4,570 71.5% 1,824 28.5% 6,394 D+42.9
Escambia 5,191 91.9% 458 8.1% 5,649 D+83.8
Lake 3,244 73.1% 1,194 26.9% 4,438 D+46.2
Marion 2,868 86.2% 461 13.8% 3,329 D+72.3
Alachua 2,802 90.5% 293 9.5% 3,095 D+81.1
Putnam 2,201 85.1% 386 14.9% 2,587 D+70.2
Manatee 2,037 79.9% 514 20.1% 2,551 D+59.7
St. Johns 1,851 75.3% 608 24.7% 2,459 D+50.5
Seminole 1,666 75.8% 533 24.2% 2,199 D+51.5
Hardee 1,845 91.9% 162 8.1% 2,007 D+83.9
Pasco 1,630 83.2% 328 16.8% 1,958 D+66.5
Jackson 1,863 96.0% 78 4.0% 1,941 D+92.0
Sarasota 1,045 55.6% 836 44.4% 1,881 D+11.1
Bay 1,700 90.7% 174 9.3% 1,874 D+81.4
Brevard 1,293 72.2% 497 27.8% 1,790 D+44.5
Leon 1,708 95.8% 74 4.2% 1,782 D+91.7
Osceola 1,179 67.1% 578 32.9% 1,757 D+34.2
Lee 1,230 76.4% 381 23.6% 1,611 D+52.7
Walton 1,341 83.2% 270 16.8% 1,611 D+66.5
Suwannee 1,384 95.8% 60 4.2% 1,444 D+91.7
Nassau 1,250 90.7% 128 9.3% 1,378 D+81.4
Highlands 1,096 82.0% 241 18.0% 1,337 D+63.9
Santa Rosa 1,153 92.2% 98 7.8% 1,251 D+84.3
De Soto 1,081 88.2% 144 11.8% 1,225 D+76.5
Columbia 1,108 91.3% 105 8.7% 1,213 D+82.7
Monroe 1,060 89.9% 119 10.1% 1,179 D+79.8
Taylor 1,034 94.9% 55 5.1% 1,089 D+89.9
St. Lucie 809 80.7% 193 19.3% 1,002 D+61.5
Levy 910 93.0% 69 7.0% 979 D+85.9
Gadsden 843 95.4% 41 4.6% 884 D+90.7
Okaloosa 779 92.0% 68 8.0% 847 D+83.9
Sumter 751 92.9% 57 7.1% 808 D+85.9
Madison 761 98.2% 14 1.8% 775 D+96.4
Washington 703 92.1% 60 7.9% 763 D+84.3
Martin 614 81.3% 141 18.7% 755 D+62.6
Bradford 668 89.8% 76 10.2% 744 D+79.6
Indian River 601 83.5% 119 16.5% 720 D+66.9
Clay 597 83.7% 116 16.3% 713 D+67.5
Holmes 645 92.1% 55 7.9% 700 D+84.3
Citrus 595 88.8% 75 11.2% 670 D+77.6
Dixie 606 97.3% 17 2.7% 623 D+94.5
Lafayette 542 88.3% 72 11.7% 614 D+76.5
Charlotte 458 79.0% 122 21.0% 580 D+57.9
Hernando 455 83.5% 90 16.5% 545 D+67.0
Wakulla 530 98.5% 8 1.5% 538 D+97.0
Hamilton 476 90.0% 53 10.0% 529 D+80.0
Baker 391 78.2% 109 21.8% 500 D+56.4
Jefferson 418 95.9% 18 4.1% 436 D+91.7
Flagler 396 91.7% 36 8.3% 432 D+83.3
Calhoun 403 95.0% 21 5.0% 424 D+90.1
Liberty 407 98.5% 6 1.5% 413 D+97.1
Hendry 335 88.6% 43 11.4% 378 D+77.2
Collier 327 90.8% 33 9.2% 360 D+81.7
Gulf 340 95.0% 18 5.0% 358 D+89.9
Gilchrist 338 96.0% 14 4.0% 352 D+92.0
Franklin 335 97.1% 10 2.9% 345 D+94.2
Union 309 97.2% 9 2.8% 318 D+94.3
Okeechobee 279 91.2% 27 8.8% 306 D+82.4
Glades 160 78.8% 43 21.2% 203 D+57.6

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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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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