Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 5, 1996 General Election

Official Results

Supreme Court

Shall Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr. be retained in office?
County Yes No
Alachua 39,293 15,531
Baker 2,430 2,617
Bay 21,742 17,254
Bradford 4,159 2,872
Brevard 95,682 54,958
Broward 278,861 111,175
Calhoun 1,252 1,753
Charlotte 36,499 15,088
Citrus 25,188 16,261
Clay 23,761 14,120
Collier 41,333 15,236
Columbia 7,076 6,546
Dade 253,965 93,234
Desoto 3,651 2,219
Dixie 1,744 1,731
Duval 132,836 63,520
Escambia 44,587 42,329
Flagler 11,581 4,490
Franklin 2,045 1,482
Gadsden 8,839 3,587
Gilchrist 2,097 1,786
Glades 1,480 1,078
Gulf 2,359 2,730
Hamilton 1,572 1,331
Hardee 2,967 2,036
Hendry 4,759 2,466
Hernando 32,338 15,827
Highlands 16,221 9,136
Hillsborough 155,591 83,324
Holmes 2,293 2,945
Indian River 19,551 10,521
Jackson 6,757 6,307
Jefferson 2,492 1,434
Lafayette 991 995
Lake 37,710 21,539
Lee 80,739 43,837
Leon 55,254 24,006
Levy 5,479 3,833
Liberty 821 787
Madison 2,445 1,974
Manatee 54,982 25,751
Marion 42,990 27,238
Martin 27,890 11,849
Monroe 17,523 8,350
Nassau 9,480 7,446
Okaloosa 29,478 21,436
Okeechobee 5,647 2,834
Orange 121,193 70,591
Osceola 22,133 13,075
Palm Beach 227,208 76,651
Pasco 64,447 34,296
Pinellas 201,692 99,158
Polk 84,153 43,416
Putnam 12,727 8,541
Santa Rosa 18,540 17,660
Sarasota 83,456 33,963
Seminole 60,129 32,857
St. Johns 24,564 13,008
St. Lucie 40,986 21,459
Sumter 7,333 5,081
Suwannee 5,531 4,495
Taylor 2,889 2,889
Union 1,380 1,334
Volusia 93,598 35,785
Wakulla 3,443 2,382
Walton 5,119 6,789
Washington 2,735 3,254
Total 2,741,686 1,355,483
% Votes 66.9% 33.1%