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    the nickname "Walkin' Lawton". It was successful and Chiles defeated his opponent William C. Cramer by a 53.9%–46.1% margin. Chiles was re-elected with...
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  • Lawton Chiles High School is a public high school located on US 319 in unincorporated Leon County, Florida, United States, north of Tallahassee. It is...
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    Florida from December 12, 1998, to January 5, 1999, upon the death of Lawton Chiles. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 14th...
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    Florida from 1991 to 1998 during the tenure of her husband, Governor Lawton Chiles. In 2009, she was designated a Distinguished Floridian by the Florida...
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    Democratic governor Lawton Chiles won re-election over Republican Jeb Bush, who later won Florida’s governorship in 1998 when Chiles was term-limited. This...
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    opponent, when former U.S. senator Lawton Chiles announced his campaign on April 12. The popular 60-year-old Chiles, who retired in 1989 after serious...
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    November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles won re-election to a third term. Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator David H. Bludworth, Palm...
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    penalty. Lawton Chiles won't." The ad caused a storm of controversy. Florida prosecutors and former Supreme Court justices toured the state with Chiles saying...
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    (Independent) Lawton Chiles, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) John Grady, Mayor of Belle Glade (Republican) Ed Ice (Independent) Chiles won in a landslide...
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    Governor for the State of Florida. Two-term Democratic incumbent Governor Lawton Chiles was term-limited and could not run for re-election. John Ellis "Jeb"...
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