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

Official Results

Supreme Court

Shall Justice Charles T. Wells be retained in office?
County Yes No
Alachua 38,822 14,696
Baker 2,447 2,510
Bay 22,914 15,639
Bradford 4,167 2,769
Brevard 95,656 50,681
Broward 274,024 105,753
Calhoun 1,322 1,673
Charlotte 36,531 14,514
Citrus 25,763 15,392
Clay 24,585 13,053
Collier 42,217 14,125
Columbia 7,008 6,206
Dade 242,325 87,493
Desoto 3,746 2,047
Dixie 1,752 1,679
Duval 129,961 57,278
Escambia 46,681 39,612
Flagler 11,913 4,127
Franklin 2,093 1,366
Gadsden 9,124 2,963
Gilchrist 2,099 1,737
Glades 1,473 1,053
Gulf 2,473 2,577
Hamilton 1,605 1,274
Hardee 2,966 1,910
Hendry 4,907 2,421
Hernando 33,043 15,309
Highlands 16,412 8,658
Hillsborough 161,470 73,162
Holmes 2,486 2,751
Indian River 19,918 9,759
Jackson 7,184 5,906
Jefferson 2,588 1,206
Lafayette 1,001 971
Lake 33,924 19,793
Lee 81,205 42,873
Leon 59,557 15,864
Levy 5,621 3,583
Liberty 871 722
Madison 2,543 1,793
Manatee 58,568 23,987
Marion 43,622 25,806
Martin 28,056 10,953
Monroe 17,317 8,174
Nassau 9,664 7,058
Okaloosa 31,033 19,814
Okeechobee 5,583 2,787
Orange 129,834 59,568
Osceola 23,328 12,188
Palm Beach 224,650 72,062
Pasco 66,283 33,105
Pinellas 206,382 89,284
Polk 87,109 39,177
Putnam 13,058 8,090
Santa Rosa 19,388 16,608
Sarasota 86,315 31,524
Seminole 62,358 28,996
St. Johns 25,126 12,074
St. Lucie 40,913 20,730
Sumter 7,522 4,819
Suwannee 5,673 5,231
Taylor 3,018 2,667
Union 1,384 1,317
Volusia 96,471 33,050
Wakulla 3,729 1,904
Walton 5,425 6,494
Washington 3,001 2,945
Total 2,771,207 1,247,310
% Votes 69.0% 31.0%