Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Florida United States Senate election of 1968 was marked by the election of the first Republican to the United States Senate from Florida since Reconstruction.Democratic three-term incumbent George Smathers decided to not seek re-election in order to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.Former popular two-term Governor LeRoy Collins won the Democratic nomination, while Representative Edward J. Gurney became the Republican candidate.Gurney was much less well known than Collins, but he won by over 11% margin. It is possible that Richard Nixon's victory in the presidential race (including winning Florida) helped Gurney defeat Collins.. }
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- United_States_Senate_election_in_Florida,_1968 abstract "The Florida United States Senate election of 1968 was marked by the election of the first Republican to the United States Senate from Florida since Reconstruction.Democratic three-term incumbent George Smathers decided to not seek re-election in order to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.Former popular two-term Governor LeRoy Collins won the Democratic nomination, while Representative Edward J. Gurney became the Republican candidate.Gurney was much less well known than Collins, but he won by over 11% margin. It is possible that Richard Nixon's victory in the presidential race (including winning Florida) helped Gurney defeat Collins.".