Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 1986 General Election
Official Results
Use the Following Links to Access Results of
State Races Appearing on the Columbia County Ballot
You May Also Wish to Visit the Columbia County Web Site at
http://www.votecolumbia.com
| United States Senator | |||||
| Bob Graham (DEM) |
Paula Hawkins (REP) |
Don Gore (WRI) |
Adam Straus (WRI) |
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| Sub Total | 1,877,231 | 1,551,888 | 35 | 42 | |
| Fed Abs | 312 | 488 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,877,543 | 1,552,376 | 35 | 42 | |
| % Votes | 54.7% | 45.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
United States Representative
| District: 2 | |||
| Bill Grant (DEM) |
Kim O'Connor (WRI) |
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| Sub Total | 110,120 | 625 | |
| Fed Abs | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 110,141 | 625 | |
| % Votes | 99.4% | 0.6% | |
Governor & Cabinet
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor | |||||
| Steve Pajcic / Frank Mann (DEM) |
Bob Martinez / Bobby Brantley (REP) |
Frederick Bryant / Ronald Bridges (WRI) |
James F. Johnston / James F. Johnston (WRI) |
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| Total | 1,538,620 | 1,847,525 | 21 | 5 | |
| % Votes | 45.4% | 54.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Secretary of State | |||
| George Firestone (DEM) |
Jim Smith (REP) |
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| Total | 1,702,659 | 1,570,194 | |
| % Votes | 52.0% | 48.0% | |
| Attorney General | |||
| Robert A. "Bob" Butterworth (DEM) |
Jim Watt (REP) |
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| Total | 1,900,890 | 1,341,090 | |
| % Votes | 58.6% | 41.4% | |
| Comptroller | |||
| Gerald Lewis (DEM) |
Jerry T. Gates (REP) |
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| Total | 1,922,552 | 1,254,288 | |
| % Votes | 60.5% | 39.5% | |
| Treasurer | |||
| Bill Gunter (DEM) |
Van B. Poole (REP) |
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| Total | 2,001,936 | 1,282,707 | |
| % Votes | 60.9% | 39.1% | |
| Commissioner of Education | |||
| Betty Castor (DEM) |
Ron Howard (REP) |
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| Total | 1,812,570 | 1,384,762 | |
| % Votes | 56.7% | 43.3% | |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | |||
| Doyle Conner (DEM) |
Charles Bronson (REP) |
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| Total | 1,797,276 | 1,419,833 | |
| % Votes | 55.9% | 44.1% | |
State Senator
| District: 5 | |||
| Wayne Hollingsworth (DEM) |
Pat Cook (REP) |
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| Total | 61,922 | 15,612 | |
| % Votes | 79.9% | 20.1% | |
State Representative
| District: 12 | |||
| Randy Mackey (DEM) |
Jeane Stewart Nesmith (WRI) |
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| Total | 18,741 | 209 | |
| % Votes | 98.9% | 1.1% | |
Supreme Court
| Shall Justice Rosemary Barkett be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 2,088,573 | 630,370 | |
| % Votes | 76.8% | 23.2% | |
| Shall Justice Parker Lee McDonald be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 2,003,830 | 629,407 | |
| % Votes | 76.1% | 23.9% | |
| Shall Justice Ben F. Overton be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 1,986,848 | 617,536 | |
| % Votes | 76.3% | 23.7% | |
First District Court of Appeal
| Shall Judge Edward T. Barfield be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 277,843 | 111,669 | |
| % Votes | 71.3% | 28.7% | |
| Shall Judge Anne Cawthon Booth be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 275,910 | 113,005 | |
| % Votes | 70.9% | 29.1% | |
| Shall Judge E. R. "Dick" Mills, Jr. be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 271,245 | 113,561 | |
| % Votes | 70.5% | 29.5% | |
| Shall Judge Douglass B. Shivers be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 273,483 | 112,154 | |
| % Votes | 70.9% | 29.1% | |
| Shall Judge Larry G. Smith be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 278,918 | 107,692 | |
| % Votes | 72.1% | 27.9% | |
| Shall Judge Winfred L. Wentworth be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 277,952 | 109,602 | |
| % Votes | 71.7% | 28.3% | |
Constitutional Amendment
| Statewide prosecutor (Art. IV, Sec. 4; Art. V, Sec. 17) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 2,168,701 | 811,122 | |
| % Votes | 72.8% | 27.2% | |
| Casino gambling (Art. X, Sec. 15) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,036,250 | 2,237,555 | |
| % Votes | 31.7% | 68.3% | |
| Homestead tax exemption (Art. VII, Sec. 6; Art. XII, Sec. 20) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,127,438 | 2,045,473 | |
| % Votes | 35.5% | 64.5% | |
| Supreme Court opinion on proposed initiatives (Art. IV, Sec. 10; Art. V, Sec. 3) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,988,841 | 759,691 | |
| % Votes | 72.4% | 27.6% | |
| State operated lotteries (Art. X, Sec. 15) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 2,039,437 | 1,168,858 | |
| % Votes | 63.6% | 36.4% | |