Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 5, 1996 General Election
Official Results
First District Court of Appeal
| Shall Judge Robert T. Benton be retained in office? |
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| County | Yes | No | |
| Alachua | 39,667 | 13,889 | |
| Baker | 2,554 | 2,499 | |
| Bay | 23,111 | 15,405 | |
| Bradford | 4,278 | 2,743 | |
| Calhoun | 1,389 | 1,617 | |
| Clay | 25,619 | 12,747 | |
| Columbia | 7,362 | 6,333 | |
| Dixie | 1,914 | 1,693 | |
| Duval | 129,059 | 57,649 | |
| Escambia | 48,963 | 36,778 | |
| Franklin | 2,131 | 1,340 | |
| Gadsden | 9,177 | 2,906 | |
| Gilchrist | 2,230 | 1,672 | |
| Gulf | 2,509 | 2,564 | |
| Hamilton | 1,635 | 1,253 | |
| Holmes | 2,391 | 2,773 | |
| Jackson | 7,403 | 5,726 | |
| Jefferson | 2,675 | 1,188 | |
| Lafayette | 1,019 | 935 | |
| Leon | 59,949 | 15,690 | |
| Levy | 5,639 | 3,580 | |
| Liberty | 859 | 719 | |
| Madison | 2,625 | 1,836 | |
| Nassau | 9,951 | 6,921 | |
| Okaloosa | 31,763 | 19,390 | |
| Santa Rosa | 20,025 | 15,959 | |
| Suwannee | 5,777 | 4,121 | |
| Taylor | 3,053 | 2,656 | |
| Union | 1,388 | 1,031 | |
| Wakulla | 3,796 | 1,863 | |
| Walton | 5,397 | 6,455 | |
| Washington | 2,829 | 3,003 | |
| Total | 468,137 | 254,934 | |
| % Votes | 64.7% | 35.3% | |