The 1976 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles won re-election to a second term.
Republican primary 3.7% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.
Candidates
John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade, family physician, and the American Independent Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1974 Walter Sims, State Senator Helen S. Hanel, lawyer.
Results
General election
Candidates Timothy L. "Tim" Adams (Independent) Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade (Republican) Ed Ice (Independent)
Results Chiles won in a landslide, dominating most geographic areas of the state. Grady won only Collier County.
See also 1976 United States Senate elections
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