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| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 51.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 46.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 38.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 55.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 34.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 65.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 38.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 60.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 39.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 40.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 48.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 42.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 48.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 48.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 47.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 52.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 51.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 48.2% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeb Bush | Republican | 2,191,105 | 55.3% |
| Buddy MacKay | Democratic | 1,773,054 | 44.7% |
| 1998 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Graham | Democratic | 2,436,407 | 62.5% |
| Charlie Crist | Republican | 1,463,755 | 37.5% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Charlie Crist | Republican | 365,894 | 66.4% |
| Andy Martin | Republican | 184,739 | 33.6% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | 2,989,487 | 51.0% |
| Bill McCollum | Republican | 2,705,348 | 46.2% |
| Willie Logan | Independent | 80,830 | 1.4% |
| Joe Simonetta | Natural law | 26,087 | 0.4% |
| Darrell McCormick | Independent | 21,664 | 0.4% |
| Joel Deckard | Reform | 17,338 | 0.3% |
| Andy Martin | Independent | 15,889 | 0.3% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | 692,147 | 77.5% |
| Newall Daughtrey | Democratic | 105,650 | 11.8% |
| David Higginbottom | Democratic | 95,492 | 10.7% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bill McCollum | Republican | 660,592 | 81.1% |
| Hamilton Bartlett | Republican | 153,613 | 18.9% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jeb Bush | Republican | 2,856,845 | 56.0% |
| Bill McBride | Democratic | 2,201,427 | 43.2% |
| Bob Kunst | Independent | 42,039 | 0.8% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bill McBride | Democratic | 602,352 | 44.4% |
| Janet Reno | Democratic | 597,558 | 44.0% |
| Daryl Jones | Democratic | 157,107 | 11.6% |
| 2004 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Martinez | Republican | 3,672,864 | 49.4% |
| Betty Castor | Democratic | 3,590,201 | 48.3% |
| Dennis Bradley | Veteran's pty | 166,642 | 2.2% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Betty Castor | Democratic | 669,346 | 58.1% |
| Peter Deutsch | Democratic | 321,922 | 27.9% |
| Alex Penelas | Democratic | 115,898 | 10.1% |
| Bernard Klein | Democratic | 45,347 | 3.9% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mel Martinez | Republican | 522,994 | 44.9% |
| Bill McCollum | Republican | 360,474 | 30.9% |
| Doug Gallagher | Republican | 158,360 | 13.6% |
| Johnnie Byrd | Republican | 68,982 | 5.9% |
| Karen Saull | Republican | 20,365 | 1.7% |
| Sonya March | Republican | 17,804 | 1.5% |
| Larry Klayman | Republican | 13,257 | 1.1% |
| William Kogut | Republican | 3,695 | 0.3% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Charlie Crist | Republican | 2,519,845 | 52.2% |
| Jim Davis | Democratic | 2,178,289 | 45.1% |
| Max Linn | Reform | 92,595 | 1.9% |
| John Smith | Independent | 15,987 | 0.3% |
| Richard Dembinsky | Independent | 11,921 | 0.2% |
| Karl Behm | Independent | 10,486 | 0.2% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Davis | Democratic | 405,879 | 47.3% |
| Rod Smith | Democratic | 353,161 | 41.2% |
| Carol Castagnero | Democratic | 45,161 | 5.3% |
| Glenn Burkett | Democratic | 32,984 | 3.8% |
| John Crotty | Democratic | 20,629 | 2.4% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Charlie Crist | Republican | 630,816 | 64.0% |
| Tom Gallagher | Republican | 330,165 | 33.5% |
| Vernon Palmer | Republican | 13,547 | 1.4% |
| Michael St. Jean | Republican | 11,458 | 1.2% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | 2,890,548 | 60.3% |
| Katherine Harris | Republican | 1,826,127 | 38.1% |
| Belinda Noah | Independent | 24,880 | 0.5% |
| Brian Moore | Independent | 19,695 | 0.4% |
| Floyd Frazier | Independent | 16,628 | 0.3% |
| Roy Tanner | Independent | 15,562 | 0.3% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Katherine Harris | Republican | 474,871 | 49.4% |
| William McBride | Republican | 287,741 | 30.0% |
| LeRoy Collins Jr. | Republican | 146,712 | 15.3% |
| Peter Monroe | Republican | 51,330 | 5.3% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Scott | Republican | 2,619,335 | 48.9% |
| Alex Sink | Democratic | 2,557,785 | 47.7% |
| Peter Allen | Independence pty | 123,831 | 2.3% |
| CC Reed | No pty aff | 18,842 | 0.4% |
| Michael Arth | No pty aff | 18,644 | 0.3% |
| Daniel Imperato | No pty aff | 13,690 | 0.3% |
| Farid Khavari | No pty aff | 7,487 | 0.1% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Alex Sink | Democratic | 669,630 | 76.9% |
| Brian Moore | Democratic | 201,705 | 23.1% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Scott | Republican | 599,909 | 46.3% |
| Bill McCollum | Republican | 563,538 | 43.5% |
| Mike McCalister | Republican | 130,991 | 10.1% |
| 2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | 2,645,743 | 48.9% |
| Charlie Crist | Independent | 1,607,549 | 29.7% |
| Kendrick Meek | Democratic | 1,092,936 | 20.2% |
| Alexander Snitker | Libertarian | 24,850 | 0.5% |
| Sue Askeland | No pty aff | 15,340 | 0.3% |
| Rick Tyler | No pty aff | 7,397 | 0.1% |
| Bernie DeCastro | Constitution | 4,792 | 0.1% |
| Lewis Armstrong | No pty aff | 4,443 | 0.1% |
| Bobbie Bean | No pty aff | 4,301 | 0.1% |
| Bruce Riggs | No pty aff | 3,647 | 0.1% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kendrick Meek | Democratic | 528,266 | 57.5% |
| Jeff Greene | Democratic | 284,948 | 31.0% |
| Glenn Burkett | Democratic | 59,840 | 6.5% |
| Maurice Ferre | Democratic | 45,219 | 4.9% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | 1,069,936 | 84.6% |
| William Kogut | Republican | 112,080 | 8.9% |
| William Escoffery | Republican | 82,426 | 6.5% |
| Population | 18,843,326 |
| Percentage White | 74.9% |
| Percentage Black | 15.9% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Percentage Asian | 2.4% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.5% |
| Percentage Other Race | 3.6% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 22.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 57.8% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 15.1% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 27.4% |
| Median Household Income | $44,409 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 32.9% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 16.5% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 50.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 87.5% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 4.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.3% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 17.4% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 42.3% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 26.1% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 33.5% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 27.9% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 9.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2013-4 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.3% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 44.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 15.4% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.3% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
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