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1992 General Election

General Election, November 3, 1992

Total Registered Voters 228,514
Total Ballots Cast 199,388 87.25%

 

Electors for President and Vice-President

(A vote for the candidates will actually be a vote for their electors.) - Vote for Group

Bill Clinton/Al Gore (Dem) 61,039 31.15%
George Bush/Dan Quayle (Rep) 84,511 43.13%
Andre Marrou/Nancy Lord (Lib) 622 0.34%
Ross Perot/J. Stockdale (Ind) 49,480 25.25%
Write-in 232 0.12%

 

Congressional

United States Senator

Bob Graham (Dem) 110,428 57.27%
Bill Grant (Rep) 82,091 42.57%
Write-in 301 0.16%

 

Representative in Congress, 15th Congressional District - Vote for One

Jim Bacchus (Dem) 99,928 52.66%
Bill Tolley (Rep) 89,841 47.34%

 

Legislative

State Senator, 15th Senatorial District - Vote for One

Patsy Ann Kurth (Dem) 41,687 51.68%
Gene Waddell (Rep) 38,974 48.32%

 

State Senator, 18th Senatorial District - Vote for One

Patricia Grogan (Dem) 56,718 52.60%
Bob Allen (Rep) 51,118 47.40%

 

State Representative, 29th House District - Vote for One

Charlie Roberts (Dem) 23,303 51.24%
John Gerald Carey (Rep) 22,172 48.76%

 

State Representative, 30th House District - Vote for One

Louis Rossi (Dem) 15,203 28.23%
Howard E. Futch (Rep) 31,130 57.81%
Russ Thistle (Ind) 7,519 13.96%

 

State Representative, 31st House District - Vote for One

Harry C. Goode, Jr. (Dem) 26,068 57.47%
Tony Amelio (Rep) 19,293 42.53%

 

State Representative, 32nd House District - Vote for One

Rick Schmidt (Dem) 14,188 38.90%
Bill Posey (Rep) 22,283 61.10%

 

County

Clerk of the Circuit Court - Vote for One

Sandy Crawford (Dem) 75,944 42.83%
Mark Cook (Rep) 74,293 41.90%
Frank E. Dudley, Sr. (Ind) 27,080 15.27%

 

Sheriff - Vote for One

George John Derise (Dem) 70,327 39.41%
C. W. "Jake" Miller (Rep) 108,133 60.59%

 

Tax Collector - Vote for One

Rod Northcutt (Dem) 70,528 39.04%
Charles Bronson (Rep) 67,355 37.28%
Pam O'Kell (Ind) 42,770 23.68%

 

Supervisor of Elections - Vote for One

Beverly Hancock (Dem) 64,508 36.57%
Fred D. Galey (Rep) 72,764 41.25%
Barbara Kool (Ind) 39,115 22.18%

 

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 1 - Vote for One

Don L. Williams (Dem) 11,436 31.34%
Truman Scarborough, Jr. (Rep) 25,052 68.66%

 

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 3 - Vote for One

Nancy Higgs (Dem) 15,169 43.06%
Carol Senne (Rep) 14,792 41.99%
John Scianna (Ind) 5,216 14.81%
Write-in 49 0.14%

 

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 5 - Vote for One

Dave Wickham (Dem) 13,787 40.91%
Scott Ellis (Rep) 19,917 59.09%

 

Member School Board, District 3 - Vote for One

Helene Kansas (Dem) 77,429 43.93%
Lynn Demetriades (Rep) 98,808 56.07%

 

Member School Board, District 4 - Vote for One

Keith Yarbrough (Dem) 82,011 46.86%
Paula Veibl (Rep) 92,993 53.14%

 

Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 2 - Vote for One

Joe Griffin (Dem) 42,187 49.81%
M. M. "Buck" Buchanan (Rep) 42,504 50.19%

 

Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 1 - Vote for One

Michael J. Rowland 38,248 59.23%
John Michael Schram 26,322 40.77%

 

Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 3 - Vote for One

Tom Lawton 38,730 60.54%
Philip David Sanborn 25,245 39.46%

 

Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 4 - Vote for One

Peter M. Fallon 24,992 39.51%
Laura Lathero-Gay 18,226 28.81%
Randy L. Mosby 20,035 31.67%

 

Supervisor Soil and Water Conservation District, Brevard County, Group 1 - Vote for One

Fred Robitschek 86,996 60.53%
Everett (Ed) L. Wegerif 56,723 39.47%

 

Supervisor Soil and Water Conservation District, Brevard County, Group 3 - Vote for One

Carroll Smith Holland 75,481 51.90%
John F. Tucker 69,954 48.10%

 

Supervisor Soil and Water Conservation District, Brevard County, Group 5 - Vote for One

Dave Hales 76,833 53.89%
Douglas C. Platt 65,752 46.11%

 

Nonpartisan - Judicial

Justice of the Supreme Court

Shall Justice Rosemary Barkett of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes 80,161 47.63%
No 88,150 52.37%

 

Shall Justice Major B. Harding of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes 91,170 60.08%
No 60,573 39.92%

 

Shall Justice Parker Lee Mc Donald of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes 84,523 57.84%
No 61,607 42.16%

 

Shall Justice Ben F. Overton of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes 85,537 58.17%
No 61,508 41.83%

 

District Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District

Shall Judge Warren H. Cobb of the Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes 87,467 60.70%
No 56,637 39.30%

 

Shall Judge George N. Diamantis of the Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes 81,639 58.19%
No 58,655 41.81%

 

Shall Judge Jacqueline R. Griffin of the Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes 89,382 62.30%
No 54,096 37.70%

 

Shall Judge Earle W. Peterson, Jr. of the Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes 83,612 59.36%
No 57,241 40.64%

 

Shall Judge Winifred J. Sharp of the Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes 86,714 60.63%
No 56,309 39.37%

 

County Court Judge, Group 6

Bennett R. Ford, Jr. 69,475 45.25%
Preston Silvernail 84,060 54.75%

 

Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Other Public Measures

Amendment 1 - Suspension or Delay of General Election

Yes for Approval 122,777 65.81%
No for Rejection 63,782 34.19%

 

Amendment 2 - Access to Public Records and Meetings

Yes for Approval 153,538 82.42%
No for Rejection 32,745 17.58%

 

Amendment 3 - Historic Preservation Tax Exemption

Yes for Approval 102,777 57.19%
No for Rejection 76,936 42.81%

 

Amendment 4 - Accountability and Public Review of Budget

Yes for Approval 141,965 80.04%
No for Rejection 35,413 19.96%

 

Amendment 5 - Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Yes for Approval 166,427 89.12%
No for Rejection 20,309 10.88%

 

Amendment 6 - One Cent Sales Tax with Voter Approval

Yes for Approval 65,099 35.48%
No for Rejection 118,389 64.52%

 

(NOTE: Amendment 7 was removed from the ballot by the Florida Supreme Court)

Amendment 8 - Bonds for Construction of Educational Facilities

Yes for Approval 104,154 61.95%
No for Rejection 63,960 38.05%

 

Amendment 9 - Limited Political Terms in Certain Offices

Yes for Approval 141,262 81.60%
No for Rejection 31,852 18.40%

 

Amendment 10 - Homestead Value Limitation

Yes for Approval 117,767 63.59%
No for Rejection 67,422 36.41%

 

County Referendum - Infrastructure Sales Tax

Yes for Approval 67,685 36.80%
No for Rejection 116,249 63.20%

 

Barefoot Bay Recreation District

Trustee - Vote for Five

Richard Gee 1,761 9.52%
Joseph W. Larkin 1,737 9.39%
Carl Napoli 1,435 7.76%
John Olyslager 2,022 10.94%
Robert Preikschat 1,040 5.62%
Ruth E. Riley 2,533 13.70%
Dorothy M. See 1,397 7.56%
Dorothy H. Treadwell 1,962 10.61%
Ann Walsh 2,561 13.85%
William F. Ward 2,042 11.04%

 

Holiday Park Recreation District

Trustee - Vote for Four

Rudolph A. Bigda 282 14.16%
George A. Buttgen 342 17.18%
Lyman Croshaw 255 12.81%
Nina Hughes 418 20.99%
John D. Jones 361 18.13%
Donald Long 333 16.73%

 

City of Cape Canaveral

Council Member - Vote for Two

Robert Abbott 1,621 33.97%
Arthur W. Berger 1,405 29.44%
John Porter 1,746 36.59%

 

City of Cocoa

City Council Seat 4 - Vote for One

Sylvester "Vest" Donald 1,513 28.07%
Dave Salisbury 2,652 49.19%
Rick Taylor 1,226 22.74%

 

City of Cocoa Beach

Commissioner Seat 4 - Vote for One

Roy Greer 2,679 41.21%
Marvin Yarosh 3,822 58.79%

 

Commissioner Seat 5 - Vote for One

Agatha I. Doerer 1,953 29.38%
Nancy Huey 4,694 70.62%

 

Town of Indialantic

Mayor - Vote for One

Bob Blue 616 42.48%
Bill Vernon 834 57.52%

 

Councilmember - Vote for Two

Vincent Benevente 688 31.96%
David L. Dean 886 41.15%
David A. Panicola 579 26.89%

 

Referendum - Civil Service System

Yes for Approval 915 66.35%
No for Rejection 464 33.65%

 

City of Indian Harbour Beach

Council Members - Vote for Two

Louis L. Cohen 1,274 19.69%
Roland Denault 2,640 40.80%
Bob Hubbard 2,556 39.51%

 

Town of Malabar

Council District 3 - Vote for One

Ray T. Grady 460 56.93%
Andy Vajanyi 348 43.07%

 

Referendum - Fire and Rescue Service

Yes for Approval 384 41.60%
No for Rejection 539 58.40%

 

City of Melbourne

Mayor - Vote for One

Joe Mullins 13,333 57.33%
Ed Palmer 9,925 42.67%

 

Council Member, District 1 - Vote for One

John Buckley 11,570 58.35%
David Howell 8,258 41.65%

 

Council Member, District 3 - Vote for One

Frank Brunn 4,730 22.38%
Hazel Buggs 5,535 26.19%
Julius Montgomery 2,563 12.13%
Pat Poole 8,308 39.31%

 

Council Member, District 5 - Vote for One

Phil Austin 9,061 45.75%
William E. Conner 10,744 54.25%

 

Town of Melbourne Beach

Commissioners - Vote for Two

Stan Budesa 966 29.66%
Tom Hipper 914 28.06%
Jean Marshall 691 21.22%
Richard Younger 686 21.06%

 

Referendum - Civil Service

Yes for Approval 1,091 67.72%
No for Rejection 520 32.28%

 

City of Palm Bay

Councilmember Seat 4 - Vote for One

Rick Connor 6,849 34.10%
Ella M. Edwards 3,949 19.66%
Hank Simon 4,575 22.78%
Debbie Waligora 4,710 23.45%

 

Councilmember Seat 5 - Vote for One

James A. Greer 8,008 40.15%
Bob Lyttle 6,536 32.77%
Jerry Taylor 5,401 27.08%

 

Referendum #1 - Adopting a Revised City Charter

Yes for Approval 15,325 71.31%
No for Rejection 6,165 28.69%

 

Referendum #2 - Placement of Fee on Tax Bill

Yes for Approval 10,763 47.95%
No for Rejection 11,681 52.05%

 

City of Titusville

City Council Member, Seat 2 - Vote for One

Larry Bartley 8,512 53.88%
Leonard Daye 7,285 46.12%

 

Mayor, Seat 4 - Vote for One

Tom Mariani 10,010 58.13%
Loys Ward 7,210 41.87%