Florida
Senate 100% reporting
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marco Rubio
|
Rep. | 2,645,743 | 48.9% | |
|
Charlie Crist
|
Ind. | 1,607,549 | 29.7% | ||
|
Kendrick B. Meek
|
Dem. | 1,092,936 | 20.2% | ||
|
Alexander Snitker
|
Lib. | 24,850 | 0.5% | ||
|
Sue Askeland
|
— | 15,340 | 0.3% | ||
|
Rick Tyler
|
— | 7,397 | 0.1% | ||
|
Bernie DeCastro
|
Const. | 4,792 | 0.1% | ||
|
Lewis Armstrong
|
— | 4,443 | 0.1% | ||
|
Bobbie Bean
|
— | 4,301 | 0.1% | ||
|
Bruce Riggs
|
— | 3,647 | 0.1% |
Governor 100% reporting
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rick Scott
|
Rep. | 2,619,335 | 48.9% | |
|
Alex Sink
|
Dem. | 2,557,785 | 47.7% | ||
|
Peter Allen
|
Inp. | 123,831 | 2.3% | ||
|
CC Reed
|
— | 18,842 | 0.4% | ||
|
Michael Arth
|
— | 18,644 | 0.3% | ||
|
Daniel Imperato
|
— | 13,690 | 0.3% | ||
|
Farid Khavari
|
— | 7,487 | 0.1% |
House of Representatives
| District | Democrat | Republican | Other | Reporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
80.6%
Miller*
|
19.4%
Other
|
100% | |
| 2 |
41.5%
Boyd*
|
53.8%
Southerland
|
4.7%
Other
|
100% |
| 3 |
63.5%
Brown*
|
33.8%
Yost
|
2.7%
Other
|
100% |
| 4 |
77.4%
Crenshaw*
|
22.6%
Other
|
100% | |
| 5 |
32.5%
Piccillo
|
67.5%
Nugent
|
100% | |
| 6 |
71.6%
Stearns*
|
28.4%
Other
|
100% | |
| 7 |
31.0%
Beaven
|
69.0%
Mica*
|
100% | |
| 8 |
38.4%
Grayson*
|
56.2%
Webster
|
5.5%
Other
|
100% |
| 9 |
28.6%
de Palma
|
71.4%
Bilirakis*
|
100% | |
| 10 |
34.1%
Justice
|
65.9%
Young*
|
100% | |
| 11 |
59.9%
Castor*
|
40.1%
Prendergast
|
100% | |
| 12 |
41.2%
Edwards
|
48.3%
Ross
|
10.4%
Other
|
100% |
| 13 |
31.2%
Golden
|
68.8%
Buchanan*
|
100% | |
| 14 |
27.1%
Roach
|
68.9%
Mack*
|
4.0%
Other
|
100% |
| 15 |
35.1%
Roberts
|
64.9%
Posey*
|
100% | |
| 16 |
33.1%
Horn
|
66.9%
Rooney*
|
100% | |
| 17 |
86.2%
Wilson
|
13.8%
Other
|
100% | |
| 18 |
31.1%
Banciella
|
68.9%
Ros-Lehtinen*
|
100% | |
| 19 |
62.9%
Deutch*
|
37.1%
Budd
|
100% | |
| 20 |
60.6%
Wasserman Schultz*
|
38.2%
Harrington
|
1.2%
Other
|
100% |
| 21 |
Diaz-Balart
|
Uncontested | ||
| 22 |
45.6%
Klein*
|
54.4%
West
|
100% | |
| 23 |
79.4%
Hastings*
|
20.6%
Sansaricq
|
100% | |
| 24 |
40.2%
Kosmas*
|
59.8%
Adams
|
100% | |
| 25 |
43.0%
Garcia
|
52.1%
Rivera
|
4.9%
Other
|
100% |
Major Ballot Measures
| Measure | Yes | No | Reporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliminate public campaign financing |
52.5%
|
47.5%
|
100% |
| 2 | Property-tax exemption for active-duty military |
77.8%
|
22.2%
|
100% |
| 4 | Require referendum for local government land-use plans |
32.9%
|
67.1%
|
100% |
| 5 | Standards for legislative redistricting |
62.6%
|
37.4%
|
99% |
| 6 | Standards for Congressional redistricting |
62.9%
|
37.1%
|
100% |
| 8 | Relax limits on public school class sizes |
54.5%
|
45.5%
|
99% |
| Call for federal balanced budget amendment |
71.9%
|
28.1%
|
98% |
Attorney General 100% reporting
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pam Bondi
|
Rep. | 2,850,667 | 54.8% | |
|
Dan Gelber
|
Dem. | 2,150,621 | 41.4% | |
|
Jim Lewis
|
— | 196,752 | 3.8% |
State Attorney Most polls close 7 PM ET. Some polls close 8 PM.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Steve Russell
|
Rep. | Uncontested | Incumbent | |
Public Defender Most polls close 7 PM ET. Some polls close 8 PM.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Smith
|
Rep. | Uncontested | Incumbent | |
State Highlights
With a message of fiscal restraint packaged in a fiery campaign style, Marco Rubio, a Republican, easily won the three-way race for Senate.
Mr. Rubio, a former speaker of the Florida House who before this election season had not been well known outside South Florida, defeated a popular governor, Charlie Crist, a former Republican who ran as an independent, and Kendrick B. Meek, a Democrat.
Exit polls suggested that Mr. Rubio’s economic themes resonated well with voters. Among the 6 in 10 poll respondents who said the country was on the wrong track, nearly three-quarters supported him.
Mr. Rubio was also a favorite of the Tea Party, and received four of every five votes cast by the roughly 40 percent of respondents who said they were Tea Party supporters. But Mr. Rubio also did much better than his opponents among the 6 in 10 respondents who said the Tea Party was not a factor in their vote.
The exit surveys also showed that Mr. Rubio ran well among most demographic groups, including wealthy voters, men and Hispanics.
In a contest that was much closer and not settled until Wednesday morning, Rick Scott, a Republican, was elected governor over his Democratic opponent, Alex Sink.
The race between Mr. Scott, a health care executive, and Ms. Sink, the state’s chief financial officer and a former bank executive, was marked by attacks on character by both sides. The negative campaigning had an impact, according to exit polls: among each candidate’s supporters, roughly 20 percent said they voted for their candidate because they disliked the other. The attacks appeared to do more damage to Mr. Scott, with just under half of those who voted for him saying they did so with reservations, according to the exit surveys.
But Mr. Scott got more support from whites, especially white men. Wealthier voters also tended to choose Mr. Scott, while Ms. Sink drew support from younger voters.
Republicans picked up four House seats, defeating Democratic incumbents in the Second Congressional District, in the panhandle; in the 22nd, along the coast north of Miami; and in the Eighth and the 24th, both in the central part of the state.
In the Eighth, Dan Webster, a former majority leader in the State Senate, prevailed over a first-term Democrat, Alan Grayson, who had earned praise from progressives for his stand on health care but whose contentious style of campaigning backfired.