The Green Papers: Florida 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:18,900,773 (6.10% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:29(5.39% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:27(6.21% of 435)
2000 Census:16,028,890 (5.68% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:27(5.02% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:25(5.75% of 435)
Capital:Tallahassee
Tuesday 14 August 2012 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) / 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC) / 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) / 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC) / 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET.
 

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Florida State and Local Government

Florida 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


6 November 2012 candidate list from the Florida Division of Elections.

6 November 2012 returns from the Florida Department of State Division of Elections.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 29 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Democratic 4,237,756 50.01% President Barack Hussein Obama
(29 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Republican 4,163,447 49.13% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Libertarian 44,726 0.53% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Green 8,947 0.11% Jill E. Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala

FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate Peace And Freedom 8,154 0.10% Roseanne Cherri Barr
Vice President: Cindy Lee Sheehan

FEC P20002804; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,337; Dsb $53,474
  Candidate Objectivist Party 3,856 0.05% Thomas Robert "Tom" Stevens
for Vice President: Alden Link

FEC P80005655
  Candidate Constitution 2,607 0.03% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer

FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Justice Party 1,754 0.02% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez

FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate American Independent 946 0.01% Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
Vice President: Jonathan D. "J.D." Ellis

FEC P20005260
  Candidate Reform 820 0.01% Andre Nigel Barnett
Vice President: Kenneth "Ken" Cross

FEC P20002697; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,808; Dsb $2,208
  Candidate Socialist Party USA 799 0.01% Stewart Alexis Alexander
Vice President: Alejandro "Alex" Mendoza

FEC P20003968
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 322 0.00% Peta Lindsay
Vice President: Yari Osorio

FEC P20004636; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,903; Dsb $31,019
  Candidate Write-in 36 0.00% Jill Ann Reed
Vice President: Tom Cary

FEC P20003208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $45,217; Dsb $46,660
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Richard Austin Duncan
Vice President: Ricky Johnson

FEC P20005252
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Stephen Gaylord Durham
Vice President: Christina López.
Freedom Socialist Party

FEC P20004651; 31 Dec 12; Tot $38,295; Dsb $38,295
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 2 0.00% Erin Kent Magee
Vice President: William Thomas Harney

FEC P20002648; 26 Nov 12; Tot $68; Dsb $5,458
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Andrew Charles Coniglio
Vice President: John William Walsh
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% David C. Byrne
Vice President: Taralyn Treat Harris
Total 8,474,179 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Bill Nelson
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 4,523,451 55.23% Senator Bill Nelson
FEC S8FL00166; 26 Nov 12; Tot $13,399,623; Dsb $15,161,253
  Candidate Republican 3,458,267 42.23% Congressman Connie Mack, IV
28 November 2011: Announced his candidacy for the Florida Class 1 Senate seat in 2012.

FEC S2FL00334; 26 Nov 12; Tot $7,268,490; Dsb $7,267,848
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 126,079 1.54% William G. "Bill" Gaylor
FEC S2FL00359; 31 Dec 12; Tot $19,089; Dsb $17,416
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 82,089 1.00% Chris Borgia
FEC S2FL00326; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,344; Dsb $12,061
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 19 0.00% Naomi Craine
FEC S2FL00383
  Candidate Write-in 18 0.00% Lawrence Sidney Scott
FEC S6FL00251
  Candidate Write-in 12 0.00% Robert Monroe
FEC S0FL00577
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Piotr Blass
FEC S4FL00272
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Lionel Long
FEC S2FL00391
Total 8,189,946 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Marco Rubio
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott
First elected: 2010
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Nan H. Rich
18 April 2012: Announced candidacy

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on ticket with Governor

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
19 Republican (16 Renominated, 2 Lost / No longer running, 1 Open);
6 Democratic (6 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected 16 October 2001 - in a Special Election re: the resignation of Congressman Joe Scarborough 6 September 2001.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 238,440 69.60% Congressman Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller
FEC H2FL01100; 26 Nov 12; Tot $731,101; Dsb $668,005
  Candidate Democratic 92,961 27.13% James E. "Jim" Bryan
FEC H8FL01099
  Candidate Libertarian 11,176 3.26% Calen Fretts
FEC H2FL01191; 26 Nov 12; Tot $15,251; Dsb $14,932
  Candidate Write-in; (Reform) 17 0.00% William "Cleave" Drummond, II
FEC H2FL01209; 26 Nov 12; Tot $609; Dsb $619
Total 342,594 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman William Steve "Steve" Southerland, II
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 175,856 52.70% Congressman William Steve "Steve" Southerland, II
FEC H0FL02110; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,823,857; Dsb $1,664,806
  Candidate Democratic 157,634 47.24% former state Senator Alfred J. "Al" Lawson, Jr.
FEC H0FL02086; 26 Nov 12; Tot $744,120; Dsb $742,510
  Candidate Write-in 228 0.07% Floyd Patrick Miller
FEC H2FL02132
Total 333,718 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Corrine Brown
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Brown is a candidate for re-election in the new CD #5.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 204,331 64.73% Theodore Scott "Ted" Yoho
Received 34% in the 14 August 2012 Primary

FEC H2FL06109; 26 Nov 12; Tot $681,611; Dsb $581,415
  Candidate Democratic 102,468 32.46% Jacques Rene "J. R." Gaillot, Jr.
FEC H2FL28012; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,558; Dsb $4,689
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 8,870 2.81% Philip "Phil" Dodds
FEC H2FL03130; 26 Nov 12; Tot $15,058; Dsb $15,058
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Michael Ricks
FEC H2FL03148
Total 315,669 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Ander M. Crenshaw
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 239,988 76.07% Congressman Ander M. Crenshaw
FEC H0FL04066; 26 Nov 12; Tot $542,985; Dsb $708,430
  Candidate No Party Affiliation; (Republican) 75,236 23.85% James R. "Jim" Klauder
FEC H2FL04112; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,998; Dsb $90,098
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 246 0.08% Gary L. Koniz
FEC H0FL04116
Total 315,470 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Richard B. "Rich" Nugent
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Nugent is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 11.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 190,472 70.77% Congressman Corrine Brown
Congressman Brown, incumbent in CD 3, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD #5.

FEC H2FL03056; 26 Nov 12; Tot $603,456; Dsb $607,263
  Candidate Republican 70,700 26.27% Evna LeAnne Kolb
FEC H0FL03100; 26 Nov 12; Tot $19,941; Dsb $19,941
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 7,978 2.96% Eileen Fleming
FEC H2FL05184
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Bruce Ray Riggs
FEC H2FL05192
Total 269,153 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election
Lost
Republican Congressman Clifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns
First elected: 1988
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Congressman Stearns is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 195,962 57.22% Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis
FEC H2FL00292; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,155,959; Dsb $1,100,715
  Candidate Democratic 146,489 42.78% Heathe Beaven
Total 342,451 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman John L. Mica
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 185,518 58.71% Congressman John L. Mica
FEC H2FL08055; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,064,087; Dsb $2,465,310
  Candidate Democratic 130,479 41.29% Jason H. Kendall
FEC H2FL07123; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,808; Dsb $12,776
  Candidate Write-in 13 0.00% Fred Marra
FEC H2FL07131
Total 316,010 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Daniel "Dan" Webster
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Webster is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 10.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 205,432 58.88% Congressman William "Bill" Posey
Congressman Posey, incumbent in the old CD 15, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8.

FEC H8FL15107; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,048,790; Dsb $880,475
  Candidate Democratic 130,870 37.51% C. Shannon "Shannon" Roberts
FEC H0FL15054; 26 Nov 12; Tot $26,509; Dsb $24,370
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 12,607 3.61% Sebastian Council Member Richard H. Gillmor
FEC H2FL08071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,314; Dsb $12,263
Total 348,909 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 9
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Gus Michael Bilirakis
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Bilirakis is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 164,891 62.52% former Congressman Alan Mark Grayson
14 July 2011: Filed for the new CD 26.
5 December 2011: Filed with the FEC for CD 27.
March 2012: Filed with the Florida Board of Elections for CD 9.

FEC H6FL08213; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,244,520; Dsb $5,167,669
  Candidate Republican 98,856 37.48% William Todd "Todd" Long
FEC H6FL08247; 26 Nov 12; Tot $147,112; Dsb $148,812
Total 263,747 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 10
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1970
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
Congressman Young is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 13.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 164,649 51.73% Congressman Daniel "Dan" Webster
Congressman Webster, incumbent in the old CD 8, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 10.

FEC H0FL08208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,532,699; Dsb $1,465,284
  Candidate Democratic 153,574 48.25% Valdez "Val" Demings
FEC H2FL08063; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,954,261; Dsb $1,945,940
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 46 0.01% Naipaul Seegolam
FEC H2FL10168
Total 318,269 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 11
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Castor is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 14.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 218,360 64.48% Congressman Richard B. "Rich" Nugent
Congressman Nugent, incumbent in the old CD 5, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 11.

FEC H0FL05139; 26 Nov 12; Tot $600,494; Dsb $555,356
  Candidate Democratic 120,303 35.52% Harold David Werder
FEC H2FL05150
Total 338,663 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 12
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Dennis Alan Ross
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
15 February 2012: Congressman Ross is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 15.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 209,604 63.48% Congressman Gus Michael Bilirakis
Congressman Bilirakis, incumbent in the old CD 9, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12.

FEC H6FL09070; 26 Nov 12; Tot $754,458; Dsb $897,962
  Candidate Democratic 108,770 32.94% Jonathan Michael Snow
FEC H2FL09103; 31 Dec 12; Tot $18,607; Dsb $18,607
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 6,878 2.08% John Timothy Russell
FEC H4FL05032; 28 Nov 12; Tot $8,698; Dsb $8,698
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 4,915 1.49% Paul Sidney Elliott
FEC H2FL12065; 26 Nov 12; Tot $32,376; Dsb $31,770
Total 330,167 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 13
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Vernon "Vern" Buchanan
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Buchanan is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 16.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 189,605 57.57% Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young
Congressman Young, incumbent in the old CD 10, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 13.

FEC H6FL06035; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,040,707; Dsb $1,021,332
  Candidate Democratic 139,742 42.43% Jessica Ehrlich
FEC H2FL10150; 26 Nov 12; Tot $529,892; Dsb $528,947
Total 329,347 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 14
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman Connie Mack, IV
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 25 March 2011: Congressman Mack WILL NOT be a candidate for the Senate in 2011.
26 October 2011: Update- Media reports state Congressman Mack WILL be a candidate for the Senate in 2011.
28 November 2011: Announced his candidacy for the Florida Class 1 Senate seat in 2012.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 197,121 70.25% Congressman Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor
Congressman Castor, incumbent in the old CD 11, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 14.

FEC H6FL11126; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,018,744; Dsb $778,482
  Candidate Republican 83,480 29.75% Evelio "E.J." Otero
FEC H2FL11091; 26 Nov 12; Tot $180,225; Dsb $173,891
Total 280,601 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 15
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman William "Bill" Posey
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Posey is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8.
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican     Congressman Dennis Alan Ross
15 February 2012: Congressman Ross, incumbent in the old CD 12, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 15.

FEC H0FL12101; 26 Nov 12; Tot $883,780; Dsb $657,406

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 16
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Thomas Joseph "Tom" Rooney
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
Congressman Rooney is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 17.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 187,147 53.61% Congressman Vernon "Vern" Buchanan
Congressman Buchanan, incumbent in the old CD 13, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 16.

FEC H6FL13148; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,469,434; Dsb $3,131,528
  Candidate Democratic 161,929 46.39% former state Representative Keith Fitzgerald
FEC H2FL13188; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,447,611; Dsb $1,426,173
Total 349,076 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 17
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Frederica S. Wilson
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
Congressman Wilson is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 24.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 165,488 58.63% Congressman Thomas Joseph "Tom" Rooney
Congressman Rooney, incumbent in the old CD 16, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 17.

FEC H8FL16022; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,095,298; Dsb $1,034,650
  Candidate Democratic 116,766 41.37% William E. "Will" Bronson
FEC H2FL00300; 01 Dec 12; Tot $22,769; Dsb $22,852
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 12 0.00% Tom Baumann
FEC H2FL17080
Total 282,266 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 18
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected in a Special Election, 29 August 1989, re: death of Congressman Claude Pepper, 30 May 1989
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Ros-Lehtinen is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 27.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 166,257 50.28% Patrick Erin Murphy
FEC H2FL22072; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,626,896; Dsb $4,312,665
  Candidate Republican 164,353 49.70% Congressman Allen Bernard West
Congressman West, incumbent in the old CD 22, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 18.
20 November 2012: West concedes House race to Murphy from The Hill.

FEC H8FL22038; 26 Nov 12; Tot $19,315,952; Dsb $17,836,728
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 55 0.02% Marilyn Davis Holloman
FEC H2FL18070
Total 330,665 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 19
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Theodore Eliot "Ted" Deutch
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 13 April 2010 in a special election to fill the seat caused by the resignation of Congressman Robert Wexler.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Deutch is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 21.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 189,833 61.99% Henry J. "Trey" Radel, III
FEC H2FL14194; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,050,463; Dsb $897,040
  Candidate Democratic 109,746 35.84% James Lloyd "Jim" Roach
FEC H0FL14065; 26 Nov 12; Tot $86,286; Dsb $83,946
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 6,637 2.17% Brandon Matthew Smith
FEC H2FL19102
Total 306,216 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 20
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Wasserman Schultz is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 23.
5 April 2011: Selected to become DNC Chair.
4 May 2011: Elected as Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 214,727 87.90% Congressman Alcee L. Hastings
Congressman Hastings, incumbent in the old CD 23, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 20.

FEC H2FL23021; 26 Nov 12; Tot $652,913; Dsb $552,274
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 29,553 12.10% Randall A. Terry
FEC H2FL20100; 26 Nov 12; Tot $159,785; Dsb $157,197
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 5 0.00% Anthony M. Dutrow
FEC H2FL20118
Total 244,285 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 21
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Diaz-Balart is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 25.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 221,263 77.80% Congressman Theodore Eliot "Ted" Deutch
Congressman Deutch, incumbent in the old CD 19, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 21.

FEC H0FL19080; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,260,408; Dsb $879,733
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 37,776 13.28% Walter Michael "Mike" Trout
FEC H2FL21066
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 25,361 8.92% Cesar Henao
FEC H2FL19094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $24,778; Dsb $23,599
Total 284,400 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 22
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Allen Bernard West
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
Congressman West is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 18.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 171,021 54.63% former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois J. Frankel
FEC H2FL14053; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,478,217; Dsb $3,383,591
  Candidate Republican 142,050 45.37% former state Representative Adam Hasner
FEC H2FL22098; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,344,786; Dsb $3,315,248
Total 313,071 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 23
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Alcee L. Hastings
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Hastings is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 20.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 174,205 63.25% Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Congressman Wasserman Schultz, incumbent in the old CD 20, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 23.

FEC H4FL20023; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,611,677; Dsb $3,377,994
  Candidate Republican 98,096 35.62% Karen Harrington
FEC H0FL20070; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,055,111; Dsb $1,722,345
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 3,129 1.14% Ilya Katz
FEC H2FL23096
Total 275,430 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 24
Seat up for election
Lost
Republican Congressman Sandra "Sandy" Adams
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Lost 14 August Primary
Congressman Adams was a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7.
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic     Congressman Frederica S. Wilson
Congressman Wilson, incumbent in the old CD 17, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 24.

FEC H0FL17068; 26 Nov 12; Tot $523,532; Dsb $552,092

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 25
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman David Rivera
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Rivera is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 26.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 151,466 75.65% Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart
Congressman Diaz-Balart, incumbent in the old CD 21, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 25.

FEC H2FL25018; 26 Nov 12; Tot $849,973; Dsb $724,959
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 31,664 15.81% Stanley Blumenthal
FEC H0FL20104; 26 Nov 12; Tot $211,881; Dsb $182,331
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 17,099 8.54% Eddie Gonzalez
Listed on ballot as "VoteForEddie.Com".

FEC H2FL21058; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,260; Dsb $8,858
Total 200,229 100.00%  

No Incumbent - New Seat in 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment - First election in 2012
CD 26
Seat up for election
 
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Elected Democratic 135,694 53.64% Jose Antonio "Joe" Garcia
FEC H8FL25015; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,335,126; Dsb $1,080,968
  Candidate Republican 108,820 43.02% Congressman David Rivera
Congressman Rivera,incumbent in the old CD 25, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 26.

FEC H0FL25038; 26 Nov 12; Tot $609,503; Dsb $610,101
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 5,726 2.26% Angel Fernandez
FEC H2FL26065; 26 Nov 12; Tot $41,610; Dsb $24,055
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 2,717 1.07% Jose F. Peixoto
FEC H2FL18054; 17 Oct 12; Tot $24,395; Dsb $24,157
Total 252,957 100.00%  

No Incumbent - New Seat in 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment - First election in 2012
CD 27
Seat up for election
 
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Elected Republican 138,488 60.17% Congressman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Congressman Ros-Lehtinen, incumbent in the old CD 18, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 27.

FEC H0FL18025; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,142,958; Dsb $1,109,045
  Candidate Democratic 85,020 36.94% Manny Yevancey
FEC H2FL27014
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 6,663 2.89% Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins
FEC H2FL27030
Total 230,171 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Chief Financial Officer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. The new office of Chief Financial Officer will replace both the Comptroller and Treasurer in Florida.

  Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam H. Putnam
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 29 candidates
  Republican: 25 incumbents, 29 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
  Reform (affiliates): 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  American Independent (affiliate of America's Independent): 1 candidate
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
  Objectivist Party: 1 candidate
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
  Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
  Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
  Socialist Workers Party: 3 candidates
Independents
  No Party Affiliation: 18 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 21 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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