Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 2008 General Election

Official Results

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State Races Appearing on the Miami-Dade County Ballot
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President of the United States
  McCain / Palin
(REP)
Obama / Biden
(DEM)
La Riva / Puryear
(PSL)
Baldwin / Castle
(CPF)
Amondson / Pletten
(PRO)
Barr / Root
(LIB)
Stevens / Link
(OBJ)
Harris / Kennedy
(SWP)
McKinney / Clemente
(GRE)
Keyes / Rohrbough
(AIP)
Nader / Gonzalez
(ECO)
Moore / Alexander
(SPF)
Jay / Smith
(BTP)
Nettles / Krones
(WRI)
Total 4,045,624 4,282,074 1,516 7,915 293 17,218 419 533 2,887 2,550 28,124 405 795 391
% Votes 48.2% 51.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

United States Representative

District: 18
  Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(REP)
Annette Taddeo
(DEM)
Total 140,617 102,372
% Votes 57.9% 42.1%

District: 20
  Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(DEM)
Margaret Hostetter
(NPA)
Marc Luzietti
(WRI)
Total 202,832 58,958 9
% Votes 77.5% 22.5% 0.0%

District: 21
  Lincoln Diaz-Balart
(REP)
Raul L. Martinez
(DEM)
Total 137,226 99,776
% Votes 57.9% 42.1%

District: 25
  Mario Diaz-Balart
(REP)
Joe Garcia
(DEM)
Total 130,891 115,820
% Votes 53.1% 46.9%

State Senator

District: 35
  Dean Santoro
(REP)
Dan Gelber
(DEM)
Total 38,862 101,861
% Votes 27.6% 72.4%

State Representative

District: 102
  Eddy Gonzalez
(REP)
Alfred Leon
(WRI)
Total 31,891 4
% Votes 100.0% 0.0%

District: 106
  Richard L. Steinberg
(DEM)
Luis A. Macagno
(WRI)
Total 35,523 6
% Votes 100.0% 0.0%

District: 107
  Jorge Luis Lopez
(REP)
Luis Garcia
(DEM)
Total 18,281 22,704
% Votes 44.6% 55.4%

District: 110
  Esteban Bovo
(REP)
Nancy L. Stander
(DEM)
Total 22,985 14,785
% Votes 60.9% 39.1%

District: 111
  Erik Fresen
(REP)
Frank Morra
(DEM)
Total 24,268 16,641
% Votes 59.3% 40.7%

District: 112
  David Rivera
(REP)
Maria Gonzalez
(WRI)
Total 32,412 23
% Votes 99.9% 0.1%

District: 113
  Carlos Lopez-Cantera
(REP)
Javier A. Betancourt
(DEM)
Total 20,726 14,868
% Votes 58.2% 41.8%

District: 117
  Julio Robaina
(REP)
Maria Mena
(WRI)
Total 39,252 21
% Votes 99.9% 0.1%

District: 119
  Juan C. Zapata
(REP)
Michael Hanley Calderin
(DEM)
Total 29,621 18,246
% Votes 61.9% 38.1%

Justice of the Supreme Court

Shall Justice Charles T. Wells be retained in Office?
  Yes No
Total 4,706,389 1,930,529
% Votes 70.9% 29.1%

Third District Court of Appeal

Shall Judge Gerald B. Cope Jr. be retained in Office?
  Yes No
Total 495,683 174,998
% Votes 73.9% 26.1%

Shall Judge David M. Gersten be retained in Office?
  Yes No
Total 508,470 169,564
% Votes 75.0% 25.0%

Shall Judge Barbara Lagoa be retained in Office?
  Yes No
Total 500,812 168,588
% Votes 74.8% 25.2%

Shall Judge Juan Ramirez Jr. be retained in Office?
  Yes No
Total 487,680 179,135
% Votes 73.1% 26.9%

Shall Judge Vance E. Salter be retained in Office?
  Yes No
Total 478,184 176,238
% Votes 73.1% 26.9%

Circuit Judge

Circuit: 11  Group: 19
  Yvonne Colodny Stephen T. Millan
Total 403,415 234,681
% Votes 63.2% 36.8%

Constitutional Amendment

Declaration of Rights
  Yes for Approval No for Rejection
Total 3,564,090 3,871,704
% Votes 47.9% 52.1%

Florida Marriage Protection Amendment
  Yes for Approval No for Rejection
Total 4,890,883 3,008,026
% Votes 61.9% 38.1%

Changes and Improvements Not Affecting the Assessed Value of Residential Real Property
  Yes for Approval No for Rejection
Total 4,351,975 2,839,825
% Votes 60.5% 39.5%

Property Tax Exemption of Perpetually Conserved Land; Classification and Assessment of Land Used for Conservation
  Yes for Approval No for Rejection
Total 4,875,162 2,235,969
% Votes 68.6% 31.4%

Assessment of Working Waterfront Property Based Upon Current Use
  Yes for Approval No for Rejection
Total 4,983,313 2,072,041
% Votes 70.6% 29.4%

Local Option Community College Funding
  Yes for Approval No for Rejection
Total 3,210,481 4,161,731
% Votes 43.5% 56.5%