Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 1986 General Election

Official Results

Governor & Cabinet

Comptroller
County Gerald Lewis
(DEM)
Jerry T. Gates
(REP)
Alachua 29,235 10,534
Baker 3,128 623
Bay 15,673 9,765
Bradford 4,246 1,149
Brevard 63,613 45,856
Broward 229,701 118,018
Calhoun 1,677 1,221
Charlotte 14,492 16,816
Citrus 17,154 10,821
Clay 13,033 8,919
Collier 11,449 22,710
Columbia 7,446 2,126
Desoto 3,723 1,612
Dixie 2,950 546
Duval 102,087 41,508
Escambia 39,331 20,044
Flagler 3,946 2,817
Franklin 1,565 682
Gadsden 7,626 1,220
Gilchrist 2,039 480
Glades 1,544 587
Gulf 1,544 2,452
Hamilton 1,680 315
Hardee 2,906 1,064
Hendry 3,229 1,343
Hernando 18,126 14,223
Highlands 11,657 7,984
Hillsborough 119,354 65,687
Holmes 2,935 1,170
Indian River 12,271 13,871
Jackson 7,287 2,235
Jefferson 2,596 554
Lafayette 1,359 235
Lake 21,205 16,541
Lee 45,467 49,622
Leon 38,669 11,738
Levy 4,545 1,662
Liberty 1,085 365
Madison 3,317 608
Manatee 31,608 31,975
Marion 27,961 17,053
Martin 13,905 16,717
Miami-Dade 227,168 137,339
Monroe 10,741 7,248
Nassau 6,330 2,237
Okaloosa 15,845 16,073
Okeechobee 3,739 1,436
Orange 74,778 56,596
Osceola 12,684 8,402
Palm Beach 149,104 90,418
Pasco 52,835 37,686
Pinellas 163,665 130,178
Polk 57,593 33,207
Putnam 11,479 3,990
Santa Rosa 12,037 7,088
Sarasota 40,558 53,984
Seminole 28,684 26,913
St. Johns 10,983 7,647
St. Lucie 18,707 15,380
Sumter 5,224 2,256
Suwannee 4,820 1,314
Taylor 3,324 776
Union 1,812 370
Volusia 51,004 33,753
Wakulla 2,681 729
Walton 5,090 2,441
Washington 3,303 1,359
Total 1,922,552 1,254,288
% Votes 60.5% 39.5%