Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 1986 General Election
Official Results
Supreme Court
| Shall Justice Ben F. Overton be retained in office? |
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| County | YES | NO | |
| Alachua | 25,555 | 6,399 | |
| Baker | 1,563 | 1,198 | |
| Bay | 12,548 | 5,717 | |
| Bradford | 2,896 | 1,513 | |
| Brevard | 70,127 | 21,993 | |
| Broward | 231,957 | 64,297 | |
| Calhoun | 967 | 842 | |
| Charlotte | 19,317 | 6,116 | |
| Citrus | 17,641 | 6,291 | |
| Clay | 12,757 | 5,404 | |
| Collier | 21,500 | 6,887 | |
| Columbia | 3,683 | 2,646 | |
| Desoto | 3,051 | 1,089 | |
| Dixie | 1,681 | 948 | |
| Duval | 81,156 | 28,957 | |
| Escambia | 34,753 | 14,836 | |
| Flagler | 4,645 | 1,075 | |
| Franklin | 1,059 | 543 | |
| Gadsden | 4,642 | 1,398 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,297 | 615 | |
| Glades | 1,090 | 527 | |
| Gulf | 1,428 | 1,251 | |
| Hamilton | 810 | 594 | |
| Hardee | 1,789 | 1,046 | |
| Hendry | 2,760 | 909 | |
| Hernando | 19,713 | 6,698 | |
| Highlands | 11,166 | 4,143 | |
| Hillsborough | 123,803 | 32,941 | |
| Holmes | 1,622 | 1,590 | |
| Indian River | 15,768 | 4,520 | |
| Jackson | 3,993 | 3,019 | |
| Jefferson | 1,631 | 658 | |
| Lafayette | 724 | 424 | |
| Lake | 19,372 | 8,718 | |
| Lee | 60,992 | 22,518 | |
| Leon | 30,955 | 7,022 | |
| Levy | 2,742 | 1,395 | |
| Liberty | 610 | 482 | |
| Madison | 1,957 | 1,033 | |
| Manatee | 42,867 | 12,232 | |
| Marion | 27,001 | 10,914 | |
| Martin | 19,000 | 5,405 | |
| Miami-Dade | 216,256 | 64,810 | |
| Monroe | 11,291 | 3,508 | |
| Nassau | 4,439 | 2,255 | |
| Okaloosa | 18,393 | 8,444 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,695 | 1,164 | |
| Orange | 82,225 | 29,187 | |
| Osceola | 13,069 | 5,063 | |
| Palm Beach | 165,463 | 34,671 | |
| Pasco | 59,861 | 18,211 | |
| Pinellas | 207,926 | 48,828 | |
| Polk | 52,576 | 21,901 | |
| Putnam | 8,463 | 3,658 | |
| Santa Rosa | 10,117 | 6,187 | |
| Sarasota | 61,597 | 15,203 | |
| Seminole | 33,208 | 13,518 | |
| St. Johns | 11,536 | 3,650 | |
| St. Lucie | 19,770 | 7,014 | |
| Sumter | 4,598 | 1,857 | |
| Suwannee | 1,997 | 1,389 | |
| Taylor | 1,678 | 1,278 | |
| Union | 966 | 727 | |
| Volusia | 46,865 | 13,339 | |
| Wakulla | 1,702 | 986 | |
| Walton | 3,493 | 2,323 | |
| Washington | 2,076 | 1,562 | |
| Total | 1,986,848 | 617,536 | |
| % Votes | 76.3% | 23.7% | |