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?
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%