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Election 1950 Results

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1950 US Senate election in Florida

George A. Smathers (Democrat) beat John P. Booth (Republican) in Florida in 1950, 76.3% to 23.7%, a margin of 52.6 points and 164,759 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when Claude Pepper won.

Democrats led in 66 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Dade, cast 90,159 votes and went to the Democrat by 58.7 points. The closest was Glades, where 162 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
George A. Smathers won Democratic 238,987 76.3%
John P. Booth Republican 74,228 23.7%
Total313,215

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dade 71,519 79.3% 18,640 20.7% 90,159 D+58.7
Pinellas 16,548 49.0% 17,239 51.0% 33,787 R+2.0
Duval 17,777 80.5% 4,305 19.5% 22,082 D+61.0
Palm Beach 10,890 71.6% 4,312 28.4% 15,202 D+43.3
Orange 8,934 73.0% 3,305 27.0% 12,239 D+46.0
Polk 8,885 79.8% 2,255 20.2% 11,140 D+59.5
Broward 7,117 67.2% 3,474 32.8% 10,591 D+34.4
Hillsborough 8,319 79.3% 2,171 20.7% 10,490 D+58.6
Volusia 7,408 73.3% 2,701 26.7% 10,109 D+46.6
Escambia 5,022 89.1% 616 10.9% 5,638 D+78.1
Sarasota 3,155 58.1% 2,276 41.9% 5,431 D+16.2
Manatee 3,567 71.0% 1,455 29.0% 5,022 D+42.1
Lake 3,731 79.2% 977 20.8% 4,708 D+58.5
Brevard 3,360 78.1% 944 21.9% 4,304 D+56.1
Alachua 3,233 85.0% 570 15.0% 3,803 D+70.0
Marion 2,566 87.0% 383 13.0% 2,949 D+74.0
St. Johns 2,449 85.2% 424 14.8% 2,873 D+70.5
Seminole 2,302 82.7% 483 17.3% 2,785 D+65.3
Putnam 2,337 86.6% 361 13.4% 2,698 D+73.2
Okaloosa 2,471 93.9% 161 6.1% 2,632 D+87.8
Pasco 1,999 76.2% 626 23.8% 2,625 D+52.3
Lee 2,145 83.7% 417 16.3% 2,562 D+67.4
Leon 2,225 90.8% 225 9.2% 2,450 D+81.6
Columbia 2,221 94.0% 143 6.0% 2,364 D+87.9
Bay 2,105 89.2% 256 10.8% 2,361 D+78.3
St. Lucie 1,638 73.1% 602 26.9% 2,240 D+46.3
Monroe 1,824 83.1% 372 16.9% 2,196 D+66.1
Highlands 1,391 70.2% 590 29.8% 1,981 D+40.4
Osceola 1,388 72.1% 536 27.9% 1,924 D+44.3
Jackson 1,744 95.1% 90 4.9% 1,834 D+90.2
Martin 1,428 79.9% 359 20.1% 1,787 D+59.8
Indian River 1,284 76.4% 397 23.6% 1,681 D+52.8
Santa Rosa 1,319 91.6% 121 8.4% 1,440 D+83.2
Suwannee 1,369 96.1% 55 3.9% 1,424 D+92.3
Citrus 1,148 85.2% 200 14.8% 1,348 D+70.3
Nassau 1,158 89.2% 140 10.8% 1,298 D+78.4
Walton 1,143 92.0% 99 8.0% 1,242 D+84.1
Holmes 1,149 94.8% 63 5.2% 1,212 D+89.6
Gadsden 1,078 97.0% 33 3.0% 1,111 D+94.1
Madison 1,046 95.4% 51 4.6% 1,097 D+90.7
Bradford 946 90.4% 100 9.6% 1,046 D+80.9
De Soto 828 80.2% 205 19.8% 1,033 D+60.3
Hamilton 966 93.9% 63 6.1% 1,029 D+87.8
Sumter 917 90.3% 99 9.7% 1,016 D+80.5
Levy 865 93.5% 60 6.5% 925 D+87.0
Washington 849 91.9% 75 8.1% 924 D+83.8
Clay 756 83.4% 151 16.6% 907 D+66.7
Hardee 705 80.8% 167 19.2% 872 D+61.7
Baker 812 94.3% 49 5.7% 861 D+88.6
Jefferson 767 94.9% 41 5.1% 808 D+89.9
Charlotte 647 80.7% 155 19.3% 802 D+61.3
Hernando 639 87.4% 92 12.6% 731 D+74.8
Collier 615 89.9% 69 10.1% 684 D+79.8
Taylor 615 91.4% 58 8.6% 673 D+82.8
Calhoun 645 96.0% 27 4.0% 672 D+92.0
Hendry 563 88.0% 77 12.0% 640 D+75.9
Gulf 541 93.8% 36 6.2% 577 D+87.5
Okeechobee 518 92.0% 45 8.0% 563 D+84.0
Union 488 94.8% 27 5.2% 515 D+89.5
Dixie 466 95.7% 21 4.3% 487 D+91.4
Wakulla 451 97.2% 13 2.8% 464 D+94.4
Liberty 427 95.5% 20 4.5% 447 D+91.1
Franklin 407 95.5% 19 4.5% 426 D+91.1
Lafayette 368 94.4% 22 5.6% 390 D+88.7
Flagler 307 84.6% 56 15.4% 363 D+69.1
Gilchrist 289 94.1% 18 5.9% 307 D+88.3
Glades 198 84.6% 36 15.4% 234 D+69.2

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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.

Florida Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Rick Scott (R) R+12.8
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