Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 1986 General Election
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Commissioner of Education |
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| County | Betty Castor (DEM) |
Ron Howard (REP) |
|
| Alachua | 28,723 | 11,657 | |
| Baker | 2,566 | 1,114 | |
| Bay | 13,694 | 11,489 | |
| Bradford | 2,657 | 1,624 | |
| Brevard | 58,123 | 52,917 | |
| Broward | 206,487 | 142,146 | |
| Calhoun | 1,999 | 745 | |
| Charlotte | 14,745 | 16,604 | |
| Citrus | 16,833 | 11,636 | |
| Clay | 10,913 | 11,053 | |
| Collier | 13,274 | 21,505 | |
| Columbia | 6,453 | 3,027 | |
| Desoto | 3,564 | 1,844 | |
| Dixie | 2,820 | 698 | |
| Duval | 87,730 | 53,941 | |
| Escambia | 34,420 | 24,529 | |
| Flagler | 3,779 | 3,015 | |
| Franklin | 1,460 | 744 | |
| Gadsden | 6,712 | 1,817 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,882 | 662 | |
| Glades | 1,383 | 749 | |
| Gulf | 2,248 | 1,193 | |
| Hamilton | 133 | 88 | |
| Hardee | 2,732 | 1,360 | |
| Hendry | 2,714 | 1,750 | |
| Hernando | 18,589 | 14,403 | |
| Highlands | 11,144 | 8,795 | |
| Hillsborough | 130,346 | 63,568 | |
| Holmes | 2,491 | 1,595 | |
| Indian River | 10,072 | 15,964 | |
| Jackson | 6,411 | 2,906 | |
| Jefferson | 2,420 | 712 | |
| Lafayette | 1,167 | 339 | |
| Lake | 18,449 | 18,972 | |
| Lee | 46,247 | 49,861 | |
| Leon | 36,330 | 13,982 | |
| Levy | 4,165 | 2,007 | |
| Liberty | 1,013 | 419 | |
| Madison | 2,940 | 972 | |
| Manatee | 34,409 | 30,563 | |
| Marion | 25,768 | 18,925 | |
| Martin | 11,600 | 18,534 | |
| Miami-Dade | 203,936 | 163,220 | |
| Monroe | 9,399 | 8,309 | |
| Nassau | 5,417 | 3,034 | |
| Okaloosa | 14,797 | 17,194 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,927 | 2,059 | |
| Orange | 69,421 | 62,267 | |
| Osceola | 10,508 | 10,415 | |
| Palm Beach | 132,326 | 109,455 | |
| Pasco | 54,581 | 37,894 | |
| Pinellas | 170,548 | 127,351 | |
| Polk | 54,733 | 35,370 | |
| Putnam | 10,485 | 5,043 | |
| Santa Rosa | 10,176 | 8,918 | |
| Sarasota | 47,552 | 49,487 | |
| Seminole | 27,522 | 28,969 | |
| St. Johns | 9,803 | 8,841 | |
| St. Lucie | 15,444 | 17,771 | |
| Sumter | 4,802 | 2,758 | |
| Suwannee | 3,940 | 2,099 | |
| Taylor | 2,700 | 1,276 | |
| Union | 1,525 | 616 | |
| Volusia | 49,036 | 36,008 | |
| Wakulla | 2,190 | 1,108 | |
| Walton | 4,402 | 3,128 | |
| Washington | 2,795 | 1,748 | |
| Total | 1,812,570 | 1,384,762 | |
| % Votes | 56.7% | 43.3% | |