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1990 General Election

General Election, November 6, 1990

Total Registered Voters 205,118
Total Ballots Cast 134,642 65.64%

 

Congressional

Representative in Congress, 11th Congressional District - Vote for One

Bill Tolley (Rep) 60,968 46.55%
Jim Bacchus (Dem) 70,004 53.45%

 

State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor - Vote for Group

Bob Martinez/A. Defoor (Rep) 65,641 51.33%
Lawton Chiles/B. MacKay (Dem) 61,741 48.28%
Write-in 495 0.39%

 

Secretary of State - Vote for One

Jim Smith (Rep) 76,140 59.15%
Jim Minter (Dem) 52,254 40.59%
Write-in 331 0.26%

 

Comptroller - Vote for One

Chris Comstock (Rep) 64,070 51.02%
Gerald Lewis (Dem) 61,505 48.98%

 

Treasurer - Vote for One

Tom Gallagher (Rep) 69,461 54.22%
George Stuart (Dem) 58,640 45.78%

 

Commissioner of Education - Vote for One

Claude R. Kirk (Rep) 47,636 36.64%
Betty Castor (Dem) 81,516 62.70%
Write-in 850 0.65%

 

Commissioner of Agriculture - Vote for One

Charles Bronson (Rep) 73,855 58.60%
Bob Crawford (Dem) 51,911 41.19%

 

Legislative

State Senator, 16th Senatorial District - Vote for One

Tim Deratany (Rep) 30,989 42.93%
Patsy Ann Kurth (Dem) 41,204 57.07%

 

State Representative, 31st House District - Vote for One

Steve De Angelo (Rep) 16,198 46.96%
Charlie Roberts (Dem) 18,297 53.04%

 

State Representative, 32nd House District - Vote for One

Dixie Sansom (Rep) 22,651 67.39%
Gene Newberry (Dem) 10,960 32.61%

 

State Representative, 33rd House District - Vote for One

Kevin Mc Keown (Rep) 18,217 49.54%
Harry C. Goode, Jr. (Dem) 18,559 50.46%

 

State Representative, 34th House District - Vote for One

Frank Stone (Rep) 4,578 56.95%
Joseph A. "Joe" Rosier (Dem) 3,461 43.05%

 

State Representative, 77th House District - Vote for One

Bruce Van Meter (Rep) 7,644 57.07%
Irlo "Bud" Bronson (Dem) 5,750 42.93%

 

State Representative, 78th House District - Vote for One

Charles W. Sembler II (Rep) 381 64.24%
Richard Graves (Dem) 177 35.76%

 

County

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

Roger Dobson (Rep) 10,225 46.74%
Karen Andreas (Dem) 11,653 53.26%

 

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

Sue Schmitt (Rep) 13,384 56.24%
John Wood (Dem) 10,415 43.76%

 

Member School Board, District 1 - Vote for One

William L. "Bill" Powell (Rep) 57,349 47.42%
Pat Manning (Dem) 63,577 52.58%

 

Member School Board, District 2 - Vote for One

Kathy Carlson (Rep) 78,673 64.74%
Jim Fayed (Dem) 42,853 35.26%

 

Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 1 - Vote for One

Jerry W. Allender (Rep) 34,074 60.13%
Harry R. Van Brunt (Dem) 22,594 39.87%

 

Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 5 - Vote for One

Malcolm (Mac) Mc Louth (Rep) 31,496 55.29%
Glenn Hoskin (Dem) 25,474 44.71%

 

Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 5 - Vote for One

George W. Maxwell 30,229 62.84%
Michael Rowland 17,874 37.16%

 

Nonpartisan - Judicial

Justice of the Supreme Court

Shall Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr. of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes 62,256 51.01%
No 59,781 48.99%

 

District Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District

Shall Judge Gilbert S. Goshorn, Jr. of the District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes 76,271 64.82%
No 41,392 35.18%

 

Shall Judge Charles M. Harris of the District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes 69,172 62.67%
No 41,210 37.33%

 

Circuit Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 10 - Vote for One

Newman D. Brock 63,373 57.24%
Ned Julian 47,349 42.76%

 

County Court Judge, Group 1 - Vote for One

Diane Baccus-Horsley 70,848 58.05%
Doug Cheshire 51,195 41.95%

 

Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Other Public Measures

Amendment 1 - Regular Legislative Sessions

Yes for Approval 87,223 83.55%
No for Rejection 17,174 16.45%

 

Amendment 2 - Three Day Waiting Period for Handgun Purchases

Yes for Approval 101,753 81.70%
No for Rejection 22,794 18.30%

 

Amendment 3 - Local Government Expenditures

Yes for Approval 81,277 67.74%
No for Rejection 38,709 32.26%

 

Amendment 4 - Open Government

Yes for Approval 114,016 88.24%
No for Rejection 15,197 11.76%

 

City of Cape Canaveral

Councilmember - Vote for Two

Robert E. Hoog 942 26.49%
Andy Kedzierski 1,560 43.87%
Rocky Randels 1,054 29.64%

 

Referendum - Police Protection

Yes 1,274 54.68%
No 1,056 45.32%

 

Referendum - Fire/Rescue Services

Yes 1,409 60.09%
No 936 39.91%

 

City of Cocoa

Councilperson, Seat 1 - Vote for One

Sylvester "Vest" Donald 1,501 33.78%
Louis Drew 1,321 29.73%
Ray Griffin 1,622 36.50%

 

Councilperson, Seat 3 - Vote for One

John Lee Blubaugh 1,534 33.87%
David Davis 1,485 32.79%
Roni Houston Mc Neil 1,510 33.34%

 

Mayor/Councilperson - Vote for One

Lester Campbell 2,461 54.73%
Joel Robinson 2,036 45.27%

 

City of Cocoa Beach

Mayor/Commissioner, Seat 1 - Vote for One

Bob Lawton 3,530 63.85%
Hank Lemerise 1,999 36.15%

 

Town of Indialantic

Councilmember - Vote for Two

Bob Blue 875 38.96%
Joyce E. Oster 758 33.75%
Ralph F. Vandermeulen 613 27.29%

 

Bond Referendum

For Bonds 901 70.34%
Against Bonds 380 29.66%

 

City of Melbourne

Council Member, District 4 - Vote for One

Nathan Friedland 5,507 34.89%
Grace Walker 10,278 65.11%

 

Town of Melbourne Village

Commissioners - Vote for Three

Sara Ellen Anderson 277 26.48%
Georgiana Kjerulff 126 12.05%
Susan R. La Vigne 235 22.47%
James A. Miller 282 26.96%
Julie K. Wood 126 12.05%

 

City of Palm Bay

Mayor - Vote for One

Mel Broom 6,147 38.89%
Robert (Bob) Devecki 9,658 61.11%

 

Councilmember, Seat 2 - Vote for One

Caroline Connor 5,728 39.78%
Henry Schilt 2,846 19.77%
Helen Voltz 5,824 40.45%

 

Councilmember, Seat 3 - Vote for One

Robert Casale 5,294 36.82%
John Hall 9,085 63.18%

 

Referendum #1 - Millage for Swimming Pools

Yes 5,885 37.73%
No 9,711 62.27%

 

Referendum #2 - Millage for Community Parks

Yes 6,237 41.24%
No 8,887 58.76%

 

Referendum #3 - Millage for Community Center

Yes 5,866 38.72%
No 9,285 61.28%

 

Referendum #4 - Millage for Neighborhood Parks

Yes 7,782 48.61%
No 8,228 51.39%

 

Referendum #5 - Millage for Tree Planting Program

Yes 8,065 50.48%
No 7,911 49.52%

 

Referendum #6 - Millage for Acquisition & Development of Community Parks

Yes 5,843 39.18%
No 9,071 60.82%

 

Referendum #7 - Millage for Riverwalk Park

Yes 6,242 41.90%
No 8,656 58.10%

 

Referendum #8 - Millage for Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

Yes 10,087 62.55%
No 6,039 37.45%

 

City of Rockledge

Mayor - Vote for One

John J. (Jack) Oates 3,363 58.10%
Mike Schmitt 2,425 41.90%

 

Council Seat 3 - Vote for One

Lynne Krnoul Roll 1,879 33.58%
Mike Spencer 1,538 27.49%
Lee Wenner 2,178 38.93%

 

Council Seat 4 - Vote for One

Bob Anderson 3,740 67.83%
Ernest Schroeder 1,774 32.17%

 

Council Seat 5 - Vote for One

Robert V. Ford 2,486 45.32%
E. Georgia Phillips 3,000 54.68%

 

City of Satellite Beach

Councilmember - Vote for Two

John J. Malone 2,242 33.28%
Gene Rocque 2,340 34.74%
Larry I. Weiner 2,154 31.98%

 

Referendum - Construction Tax

Yes 2,160 53.36%
No 1,888 46.64%

 

City of Titusville

City Council Member, Seat 1 - Vote for One

Leonard Daye 5,262 41.62%
Vern Jansen 7,382 58.38%

 

City Council Member, Seat 3 - Vote for One

Jim Brown 4,582 36.61%
William E. (Bill) Gary 1,853 14.81%
L. V. "Woody" Rice 3,833 30.63%
Jay Smith 2,247 17.95%

 

City Council Member, Seat 5 - Vote for One

Hector Figueredo 4,705 36.13%
Charlie Liles 4,285 32.90%
Willie S. Turner 4,034 30.97%

 

Referendum - Police and Fire Communications Equipment

Yes 6,456 52.20%
No 5,912 47.80%

 

Holiday Park Recreation District

Trustee - Vote for Four

Rudolph A. Bigda 321 19.47%
George A. Buttgen 333 20.19%
Nina Hughes 377 22.86%
John D. "Whitey" Jones 264 16.01%
Vincent R. Vaticano 67 4.06%
Richard L. Wike 287 17.40%