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1998 1st Primary Election Results

First Primary Election, September 1, 1998

Election Results

Total Registered Voters 282,751
Total Ballots Cast 56,707 20.06%

 

DEMOCRATIC

 

Democratic Registered Voters 110,288
Democratic Ballots Cast 20,272 18.38%

 

State

 

Attorney General - Vote for One
Bob Butterworth 14,972 78.13%
Ellis Rubin 4,191 21.87%

 

Commissioner of Education - Vote for One

 

J. Keith Arnold 4,223 23.29%
Ron Howard 7,733 42.66%
Peter Rudy Wallace 6,173 34.05%

 

County

 

Member School Board, District 5 - Vote for One
Fred J. Coladonato 5,954 32.70%
Hal Rose 12,256 67.30%

 

REPUBLICAN

 

Republican Registered Voters 131,922
Republican Ballots Cast 34,098 25.85%

 

Congressional

 

United States Senator - Vote for One
Charlie Crist 16,653 58.93%
Andy Martin 11,606 41.07%

 

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

 

Charles Talbot 6,936 20.78%
Dave Weldon 26,447 79.22%

 

State

 

Secretary of State - Vote for One
Katherine Harris 19,757 63.55%
Sandra "Sandy" Mortham 11,332 36.45%

 

Attorney General - Vote for One

 

David H. (Dave) Bludworth 13,543 46.24%
Fred Dudley 15,748 53.76%

 

Treasurer - Vote for One

 

Tim Ireland 23,089 78.27%
Joseph Smith 6,412 21.73%

 

Commissioner of Education - Vote for One

 

Faye Culp 8,952 29.12%
Tom Gallagher 21,785 70.88%

 

Commissioner of Agriculture - Vote for One

 

Timothy Lee Bearson 9,182 35.53%
Rich Faircloth 16,660 64.47%

 

Legislative

 

State Representative, 31st House District - Vote for One
Harry C. Goode, Jr. 5,133 60.95%
Bill Tolley 3,289 39.05%

 

County

 

Member School Board, District 1 - Vote for One
Tracey E. Gallentine 13,666 45.44%
William L. "Bill" Powell 16,411 54.56%

 

Member School Board, District 2 - Vote for One

 

Bea Fowler 11,809 39.51%
Fran Pickett 11,871 39.72%
Mary Scattergood 6,210 20.78%

 

Member School Board, District 5 - Vote for One

 

Janice Kershaw 8,072 27.82%
Martin Lamb 7,941 27.37%
Sandy Ward Murphy 7,535 25.97%
Jan A. Patchin 5,463 18.83%

 

Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 1 - Vote for One

 

Jerry W. Allender 5,755 43.10%
Raymond (Ray) Sharkey 7,599 56.90%

 

NONPARTISAN

 

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

Mary Jane Nail 2,109 18.06%
Randy O'Brien 5,174 44.32%
Mike Robinson 4,392 37.62%

 

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

 

James A. (Jim) Bishop 1,277 8.83%
Sue Carlson 4,862 33.64%
Mark Cook 3,884 26.87%
Lorraine Gott 2,139 14.80%
Duwayne Lundgren 2,292 15.86%

 

Judicial

 

Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 6 - Vote for One
A. Michael Bross 8,118 15.70%
David Dugan 21,292 41.18%
Jeffrey Thompson 22,297 43.12%

 

Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 9 - Vote for One

 

Philip Fougerousse 13,035 25.00%
Jack Griesbaum 20,838 39.97%
George Maxwell 18,257 35.02%

 

County Court Judge, Group 1 - Vote for One

 

Laura K. Betten 22,415 43.54%
David E. Silverman 29,066 56.46%

 

County Court Judge, Group 2 - Vote for One

 

A. B. Majeed 28,250 54.14%
Molly Tasker 12,680 24.30%
Kenneth N. Weaver, Jr. 11,255 21.57%

 

City of Titusville

 

Council Seat 1 - Vote for One
Fred Krupski 2,016 41.29%
Chuck Morris 1,151 23.58%
Jeff Rainey 1,715 35.13%