<page_title> 1970 Florida gubernatorial election </page_title> <section_title> Run-off </section_title> <table> <cell> Claude R. Kirk Jr. <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 199,943 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 56.76 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jack Eckerd <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 152,327 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 43.24 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 1970 Florida gubernatorial run-off election, Kirk earned 199,943 votes, versus Eckerd's 152,327 votes, by 47,616 votes – a margin of approximately 13.52%.