1980 Senate elections · Florida history
Florida U.S. Senate election 1980
Paula Fickes Hawkins REP +3.3 gain · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 3,528,028
- Margin
- 3.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in FL
- R+17.0same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Fickes Hawkins Won | REP | 1,822,460 | 51.66% | |
| Bill Gunter | DEM | 1,705,409 | 48.34% | |
| Write-in | — | 159 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 3,528,028 | |||
Official source: data
Other Florida Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Rick Scott | 12.8 |
| 2022 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 16.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Rick Scott | 0.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 7.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 13.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 19.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 22.2 |
| 2004 | Class III | Mel Martinez | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 4.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Bob Graham | 24.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Connie Mack | 41.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Bob Graham | 30.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Florida Senate race?
Paula Fickes Hawkins (REP) won with 51.7% of the vote, ahead of Bill Gunter (48.3%), a margin of 3.3 points.
Did the Florida Senate seat change party in 1980?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Florida Senate race?
3,528,028 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.