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1986 1st Primary

First Primary Election, September 2, 1986

Total Registered Voters 177,858
Total Ballots Cast 52,291 29.4%

 

DEMOCRATIC

Democratic Registered Voters 89,262
Democratic Ballots Cast 26,337 29.5%

 

Congressional

United States Senate - Vote for One

Bob Graham 20,402 82.4%
Robert P. (Bob) Kunst 4,369 17.6%

 

State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor - Vote for Group

Mark Goldstein/Morris Wolff 1,416 5.9%
Harry Johnston/Mark Gibbons 5,267 22.0%
Steve Pajcic/Frank Mann 9,624 40.1%
Jim Smith/Marshall Harris 6,890 28.7%
Joan L. Wollin/Sy Simmons 795 3.3%

 

Attorney General - Vote for One

Robert A. Butterworth 5,007 21.3%
Walter Dartland 1,946 8.3%
Ed Dunn 11,329 48.2%
Joe Gersten 5,227 22.2%

 

Treasurer - Vote for One

Bill Gunter 20,709 85.7%
Raphael Herman 3,457 14.3%

 

Commissioner of Education - Vote for One

Betty Castor 12,445 52.5%
Larry Hawkins 8,855 37.4%
Rayma C. Page 2,395 10.1%

 

County

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 2 - Vote for One

John H. Bell 14,875 65.9%
Don Vargas 7,712 34.1%

 

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 4 - Vote for One

Mercedes Pabon 5,290 22.3%
Lee Wenner 11,173 47.1%
George Whitney 7,234 30.5%

 

REPUBLICAN

Republican Registered Voters 76,381
Republican Ballots Cast 25,115 32.9%

 

Congressional

United States Senator - Vote for One

Paula Hawkins 20,397 85.6%
Jon L. Shudlick 3,437 14.4%

 

State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor - Vote for Group

Chester Clem/Tom Bush 1,152 4.9%
Lou Frey/Marilyn Evans-Jones 14,438 61.5%
Tom Gallagher/Betty Easley 1,636 7.0%
Bob Martinez/Bobby Brantley 6,269 26.7%

 

Secretary of State - Vote for One

Richard R. Renick 8,048 35.8%
Jim Smith 14,446 64.2%

 

Attorney General - Vote for One

Lavon Ward 5,351 25.2%
Jim Watt 15,871 74.8%

 

Comptroller - Vote for One

Jerry T. Gates 9,416 46.9%
Craig Kiser 10,672 53.1%

 

Treasurer - Vote for One

Tim Keegan 8,706 41.6%
Van B. Poole 12,209 58.4%

 

Commissioner of Education - Vote for One

Vince Goodman 3,293 15.6%
Ron Howard 6,465 30.6%
Stan Marshall 5,741 27.2%
Brian Pappas 5,644 26.7%

 

Commissioner of Agriculture - Vote for One

Charles Bronson 15,070 70.7%
J. Smith 6,238 29.3%

 

Legislative

State Representative, 33rd House District - Vote for One

Janet Bonder 3,488 53.4%
Rex M. Holmlin 3,042 46.6%

 

State Representative, 34th House District - Vote for One

Carl Selph 661 46.9%
Frank Stone 749 53.1%

 

County

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 2 - Vote for One

Roger Dobson 10,092 44.5%
Hank Lemerise 3,625 16.0%
William H. Patterson 8,945 39.5%

 

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 4 - Vote for One

Norm Crank 8,146 35.3%
Sue Schmitt 14,920 64.7%

 

Member School Board, District 1 - Vote for One

Baron Eickhoff 6,671 31.3%
Larry Williamson 14,920 68.7%

 

Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 3 - Vote for One

Tom Newbern 6,725 62.0%
Bil Wenz 4,127 38.0%

 

Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 5 - Vote for One

Dianna Greer 5,072 46.1%
Malcolm E. Mc Louth 5,922 53.9%

 

NONPARTISAN

Nonpartisan Registered Voters 12,215
Nonpartisan Ballots Cast 845 6.9%

 

Judicial

Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 3 - Vote for One

Lawrence V. Johnson 32,553 70.4%
Joe Rosier 13,670 29.6%

 

Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 4 - Vote for One

O. H. (Bill) Eaton 13,535 31.0%
Ned N. Julian, Jr. 10,019 23.0%
Jim Lavigne 8,503 19.5%
Leonard Wood 11,571 26.5%

 

County Court Judge, Group 1 - Vote for One

Tonya L. Baccus 19,250 41.0%
Warren W. C. Burk 13,024 27.8%
Glenn Craig 14,633 31.2%

 

Town of Melbourne Beach

Referendum - Town Manager Government

Yes 497 53.1%
No 439 46.9%