Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 6, 2012 General Election
Official Results
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State Races Appearing on the Polk County Ballot
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http://www.polkelections.com
| President of the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mitt Romney (REP) |
Barack Obama (DEM) |
Thomas Robert Stevens (OBJ) |
Gary Johnson (LBT) |
Virgil H. Goode, (CPF) |
Jill Stein (GRE) |
Andre Barnett (REF) |
Stewart Alexander (SOC) |
Peta Lindsay (PSL) |
Roseanne Barr (PFP) |
Tom Hoefling (AIP) |
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson (JPF) |
David C. Byrne (WRI) |
Andrew Charles Coniglio (WRI) |
Richard Duncan (WRI) |
Stephen G. Durham (WRI) |
Erin Kent Magee (WRI) |
Jill Reed (WRI) |
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| Total | 4,163,447 | 4,237,756 | 3,856 | 44,726 | 2,607 | 8,947 | 820 | 799 | 322 | 8,154 | 946 | 1,754 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 36 | |
| % Votes | 49.1% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| United States Senator | ||||||||||
| Connie Mack (REP) |
Bill Nelson (DEM) |
Bill Gaylor (NPA) |
Chris Borgia (NPA) |
Piotr Blass (WRI) |
Naomi Craine (WRI) |
Lionel Long (WRI) |
Robert Monroe (WRI) |
Lawrence Sidney Scott (WRI) |
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| Total | 3,458,267 | 4,523,451 | 126,079 | 82,089 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 18 | |
| % Votes | 42.2% | 55.2% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
United States Representative
| District: 9 | |||
| Todd Long (REP) |
Alan Grayson (DEM) |
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| Total | 98,856 | 164,891 | |
| % Votes | 37.5% | 62.5% | |
| District: 10 | ||||
| Daniel Webster (REP) |
Val B. Demings (DEM) |
Naipaul Seegolam (WRI) |
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| Total | 164,649 | 153,574 | 46 | |
| % Votes | 51.7% | 48.3% | 0.0% | |
| District: 17 | ||||
| Tom Rooney (REP) |
William Bronson (DEM) |
Tom Baumann (WRI) |
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| Total | 165,488 | 116,766 | 12 | |
| % Votes | 58.6% | 41.4% | 0.0% | |
State Senator
| District: 14 | |||
| William McBride (REP) |
Darren Soto (DEM) |
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| Total | 48,440 | 113,222 | |
| % Votes | 30.0% | 70.0% | |
| District: 15 | |||
| Kelli Stargel (REP) |
Stego Blue (DEM) |
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| Total | 113,231 | 80,429 | |
| % Votes | 58.5% | 41.5% | |
| District: 21 | |||
| Denise Grimsley (REP) |
Stacy Anderson McCland (DEM) |
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| Total | 107,136 | 79,500 | |
| % Votes | 57.4% | 42.6% | |
State Representative
| District: 39 | |||
| Neil Combee (REP) |
Carol Castagnero (NPA) |
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| Total | 38,637 | 20,988 | |
| % Votes | 64.8% | 35.2% | |
| District: 40 | |||
| Seth McKeel (REP) |
Lillian Lima (NPA) |
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| Total | 39,095 | 22,007 | |
| % Votes | 64.0% | 36.0% | |
| District: 41 | |||
| John Wood (REP) |
Karen Cooper Welzel (DEM) |
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| Total | 32,359 | 30,514 | |
| % Votes | 51.5% | 48.5% | |
| District: 42 | |||
| Mike LaRosa (REP) |
Eileen Game (DEM) |
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| Total | 31,879 | 31,350 | |
| % Votes | 50.4% | 49.6% | |
Justice of the Supreme Court
| Shall Justice R. Fred Lewis be retained in Office? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 4,899,667 | 2,358,208 | |
| % Votes | 67.5% | 32.5% | |
| Shall Justice Barbara J. Pariente be retained in Office? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 4,934,296 | 2,323,599 | |
| % Votes | 68.0% | 32.0% | |
| Shall Justice Peggy A. Quince be retained in Office? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 4,894,677 | 2,332,963 | |
| % Votes | 67.7% | 32.3% | |
Second District Court of Appeal
| Shall Judge Anthony K. Black be retained in Office? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,482,204 | 521,404 | |
| % Votes | 74.0% | 26.0% | |
| Shall Judge Darryl C. Casanueva be retained in Office? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,448,729 | 543,531 | |
| % Votes | 72.7% | 27.3% | |
| Shall Judge Charles A. Davis Jr. be retained in Office? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,472,042 | 505,513 | |
| % Votes | 74.4% | 25.6% | |
| Shall Judge Edward C. LaRose be retained in Office? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,454,754 | 513,430 | |
| % Votes | 73.9% | 26.1% | |
Circuit Judge
| Circuit: 10 Group: 7 | |||
| William "Bill" Sites | Christine Trakas Thornhill | ||
| Total | 134,445 | 117,157 | |
| % Votes | 53.4% | 46.6% | |
Constitutional Amendment
| HEALTH CARE SERVICES | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 3,632,315 | 3,856,608 | |
| % Votes | 48.5% | 51.5% | |
| VETERANS DISABLED DUE TO COMBAT INJURY; HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX DISCOUNT | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 4,907,341 | 2,850,880 | |
| % Votes | 63.3% | 36.7% | |
| STATE GOVERNMENT REVENUE LIMITATION | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 3,204,350 | 4,346,740 | |
| % Votes | 42.4% | 57.6% | |
| PROPERTY TAX LIMITATIONS; PROPERTY VALUE DECLINE; REDUCTION FOR NONHOMESTEAD ASSESSMENT INCREASES; DELAY OF SCHEDULED REPEAL | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 3,244,138 | 4,268,467 | |
| % Votes | 43.2% | 56.8% | |
| STATE COURTS | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 2,728,008 | 4,654,167 | |
| % Votes | 37.0% | 63.0% | |
| PROHIBITION ON PUBLIC FUNDING OF ABORTIONS; CONSTRUCTION OF ABORTION RIGHTS | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 3,511,354 | 4,308,408 | |
| % Votes | 44.9% | 55.1% | |
| RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 3,441,128 | 4,286,376 | |
| % Votes | 44.5% | 55.5% | |
| HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE OF MILITARY VETERAN OR FIRST RESPONDER | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 4,747,536 | 2,950,083 | |
| % Votes | 61.7% | 38.3% | |
| TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 3,432,905 | 4,113,395 | |
| % Votes | 45.5% | 54.5% | |
| ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; LOW-INCOME SENIORS WHO MAINTAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENCY ON PROPERTY; EQUAL TO ASSESSED VALUE | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 4,717,827 | 2,984,270 | |
| % Votes | 61.3% | 38.7% | |
| APPOINTMENT OF STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | |||
| Yes for Approval | No for Rejection | ||
| Total | 3,060,425 | 4,306,068 | |
| % Votes | 41.5% | 58.5% | |