General Election, November 3, 1998

Election Results

Total Registered Voters	285,401
Total Ballots Cast	150,117	52.60%

 

Congressional

United States Senator

Bob Graham (Dem)	84,304	57.35%
Charlie Crist (Rep)	62,687	42.65%

 

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

David R. Golding (Dem)	55,105	37.77%
Dave Weldon (Rep)	90,801	62.23%

 

State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor - Vote for Group

Buddy MacKay/Rick Dantzler (Dem)	57,896	39.56%
Jeb Bush/Frank Brogan (Rep)	88,251	60.31%
Write-in	194	0.13%

 

Secretary of State - Vote for One

Karen Gievers (Dem)	59,123	41.30%
Katherine Harris (Rep)	84,038	58.70%

 

Attorney General - Vote for One

Bob Butterworth (Dem)	78,253	54.32%
David H. (Dave) Bludworth (Rep)	65,798	45.68%

 

Comptroller - Vote for One

Newall Jerome Daughtrey (Dem)	49,013	34.80%
Bob Milligan (Rep)	91,835	65.20%

 

Treasurer - Vote for One

Bill Nelson (Dem)	82,997	56.92%
Tim Ireland (Rep)	62,820	43.08%

 

Commissioner of Education - Vote for One

Peter Rudy Wallace (Dem)	53,874	37.54%
Tom Gallagher (Rep)	89,625	62.46%

Commissioner of Agriculture - Vote for One

Bob Crawford (Dem)	79,273	55.54%
Rich Faircloth (Rep)	63,447	44.46%

 

Legislative

State Senator, 18th Senatorial District - Vote for One

Wendy Brandon (Dem)	31,901	40.48%
Charlie Bronson (Rep)	46,900	59.52%

 

State Representative, 31st House District - Vote for One

Christopher J. Graham (Dem)	12,840	38.15%
Harry C. Goode, Jr. (Rep)	20,819	61.85%

 

County

Member School Board, District 2 - Vote for One

Linda S. Kubiak (Dem)	64,425	46.21%
Bea Fowler (Rep)	74,993	53.79%

 

Member School Board, District 5 - Vote for One

Hal Rose (Dem)	62,488	45.52%
Janice Kershaw (Rep)	74,803	54.48%

 

Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 5 - Vote for One

Rodney S. Ketcham (Dem)	32,303	53.06%
Charles (Chuck) Sheridan (Rep)	28,576	46.94%

 

County - Nonpartisan

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

Randy O'Brien	14,835	55.40%
Mike Robinson	11,943	44.60%

 

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

Sue Carlson	19,414	57.79%
Mark Cook	14,179	42.21%

 

Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 4 - Vote for One

Kenneth A. Bohlmann	12,684	24.43%
Reed C. Cary	14,866	28.63%
Patricia Hartman	24,366	46.93%

 

Supervisor Soil and Water Conservation District Brevard County, Group 4 - Vote for One

Larry Harvey	65,797	59.11%
Roy F. Roberts III	45,511	40.89%

 

Nonpartisan - Judicial

Justice of the Supreme Court

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

Yes	85,699	68.61%
No	39,206	31.39%

 

District Court of Appeal

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

Yes	83,137	67.91%
No	39,280	32.09%

 

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

Yes	82,750	68.24%
No	38,517	31.76%

 

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

Yes	81,376	67.42%
No	39,325	32.58%

 

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

Yes	80,854	67.29%
No	39,298	32.71%

 

Circuit Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 6 - Vote for One

David Dugan	70,732	55.99%
Jeffrey Thompson	55,588	44.01%

 

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

Jack Griesbaum	58,489	45.59%
George Maxwell	69,793	54.41%

 

Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Other Public Measures

Amendment 1 - Historic Property Tax Exemption and Assessment

Yes for Approval	63,077	48.08%
No for Rejection	68,116	51.92%

 

Amendment 2 - Preservation of the Death Penalty

Yes for Approval	101,557	75.66%
No for Rejection	32,671	24.34%

 

Amendment 3 - Additional Homestead Tax Exemption

Yes for Approval	93,682	65.44%
No for Rejection	49,466	34.56%

 

Amendment 4 - Recording of Instruments in Branch Offices

Yes for Approval	93,637	69.68%
No for Rejection	40,754	30.32%

 

Amendment 5 - Conservation of Natural Resources

Yes for Approval	91,402	65.17%
No for Rejection	48,847	34.83%

 

Amendment 6 - Public Education of Children

Yes for Approval	94,399	70.06%
No for Rejection	40,333	29.94%

 

Amendment 7 - Local Option for Selection of Judges and Funding of State Courts

Yes for Approval	68,589	51.96%
No for Rejection	63,425	48.04%

 

Amendment 8 - Restructuring the State Cabinet

Yes for Approval	72,926	53.39%
No for Rejection	63,654	46.61%

 

Amendment 9 - Basic Rights

Yes for Approval	90,924	64.65%
No for Rejection	49,713	35.35%

 

Amendment 10 - Local and Municipal Property Tax Exemptions and Citizen Access to Local Officials

Yes for Approval	65,212	49.37%
No for Rejection	66,871	50.63%

 

Amendment 11 - Ballot Access, Public Campaign Financing, and Election Process Revisions

Yes for Approval	79,931	60.93%
No for Rejection	51,254	39.07%

 

Amendment 12 - Firearms Purchases

Yes for Approval	96,208	67.39%
No for Rejection	46,558	32.61%

 

Amendment 13 - Miscellaneous Matters and Technical Revisions

Yes for Approval	66,116	49.83%
No for Rejection	66,555	50.17%

 

County Charter Amendment 1 - Limit Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessment Increases

Yes	61,268	47.83%
No	66,838	52.17%

 

County Charter Amendment 2 - Require Voter Approval to Levy New Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessments

Yes	91,712	71.29%
No	36,931	28.71%

 

County Charter Amendment 3 - Restore Partisan Elections of County Officers

Yes	67,128	52.22%
No	61,428	47.78%

 

County Charter Amendment 4 - Single-Member Election of School Board Members

Yes	80,304	58.51%
No	56,935	41.49%

 

County Referendum - Firefighter Support

Yes	43,475	67.61%
No	20,831	32.39%

 

County Straw Ballot - North Merritt Island Dependent Special District

For Creation of Advisory Board	1,486	74.90%
Against Creation of Advisory Board	498	25.10%

 

City of Cape Canaveral

City Council - Vote for Three

Burt Bruns	1,403	24.91%
Leo Nicholas	962	17.08%
Buzz Petsos	1,314	23.33%
Charles Pindziak*	618	10.97%
Richard Treverton	1,335	23.70%

*Withdrew              

Referendum - Vacancy in Elected Office Charter Amendment

Yes	1,542	76.37%
No	477	23.63%

 

City of Cocoa

City Council Seat 2 - Vote for One

Phyllis Churchill	897	24.95%
Aleck "Alex" Greenwood	1,618	45.01%
Paul Springer	1,080	30.04%

 

City Council Seat 4 - Vote for One

Mike Blake	2,321	64.45%
Jim Gifford	1,280	35.55%

 

City of Cocoa Beach

City Commissioner Seat 4 - Vote for One

Albert C. Cleveland	2,845	59.44%
Mary Jane Nail	1,941	40.56%

 

City Commissioner Seat 5 - Vote for One

Harry J. Clark	2,257	48.27%
Barbara N. Stevens	2,419	51.73%

 

Charter Revision 1 - Technical, Corrective and Conforming Changes

Yes (For Approval)	2,576	60.00%
No (Against Approval)	1,717	40.00%

 

Charter Revision 2 - Sections 2.03, 2.06, 2.09, 2.12, 2.11, 4.03 and 5.02

Yes (For Approval)	2,618	58.50%
No (Against Approval)	1,857	41.50%

 

Town of Indialantic

Mayor - Vote for One

Robert L. Cochran, Jr.	857	64.00%
Marlene Shelley	482	36.00%

 

City Council Seat 2 - Vote for One

Mike Fischer	770	58.03%
John B. MacNeill	557	41.97%

 

City Council Seat 4 - Vote for One

Lisa Leger Frazier	826	62.48%
Bert Lee	328	24.81%
Linda Frix Zell	168	12.71%

 

Referendum - Purchase of Firefighting Equipment

For Bonds	865	73.81%
Against Bonds	307	26.19%

 

City of Melbourne

Council Member, District 2 - Vote for One

Matt Carroll	6,885	43.88%
Ed Palmer	8,806	56.12%

 

Council Member, District 4 - Vote for One

Ed Bollinger	6,724	43.35%
Grace Walker	8,787	56.65%

 

Council Member, District 5 - Vote for One

Steve O'Neill	7,252	47.36%
Cheryl Palmer	8,060	52.64%

 

Council Member, District 6 - Vote for One

Daniel E. "Danny" Campana	7,200	46.61%
Loretta Isenberg-Hand	8,247	53.39%

 

Referendum - New City Hall Complex

Yes	7,386	50.37%
No	7,277	49.63%

 

Town of Melbourne Beach

Commissioner-at-Large - Vote for Two

April Evans	607	29.95%
Martha M. Remark	724	35.72%
William G. Stacey	682	33.65%
Write in	14	0.69%

 

Town of Melbourne Village

Mayor/Commissioner Seat 4 - Vote for One

Mary Beasom	166	42.56%
Julia E. "Tibby" Parker	224	57.44%

 

City of Palm Bay

City Council Seat 4 - Vote for One

"Robin" Conrader	4,145	24.32%
Herb Meisinger	2,707	15.88%
Bill Scott	3,461	20.30%
Norman C. Voltz	6,734	39.50%

 

City Council Seat 5 - Vote for One

William Capote	6,967	42.72%
Jackie Colon	9,343	57.28%

 

Referendum 1 - Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions

Yes - For Auth. to Grant Exemption	9,374	55.39%
No - Against Auth. to Grant Exemption	7,550	44.61%

 

Referendum 2 - Increase in Millage Rate for New Community Center

Yes	6,362	35.16%
No	11,730	64.84%

 

Referendum 3 - Increase in Millage Rate for Operation of New Community Center

Yes	5,976	32.75%
No	12,272	67.25%

 

Town of Palm Shores

Town Council Seat 4 - Vote for One

Timothy Pickles	118	57.56%
Jeff Raines	87	42.44%

 

City of Rockledge

Council Member, Seat #1 - Vote for One

Michael A. Schmitt	1,967	43.01%
Larry L. Schultz	2,606	56.99%

 

Referendum - Funding New Park and Recreation Complex

Yes	2,915	48.98%
No	3,037	51.02%

 

City of Titusville

City Council Seat 1 - Vote for One

Fred Krupski	4,714	41.13%
Jeff Rainey	6,747	58.87%

 

City Council Seat 3 - Vote for One

Carl R. Hughes	6,206	53.81%
Tom Mariani	5,327	46.19%

 

City Council Seat 5 - Vote for One

Charles Madden	4,833	43.75%
Ron Swank	6,213	56.25%

 

City of West Melbourne

City Council Seat 2 - Vote for One

William Crowther	1,173	43.00%
Bob Willmarth	1,555	57.00%

 

Barefoot Bay Mobile Home Park Recreation District

Trustee, Group 1 - Vote for One

Adele-Jean Dace	964	32.31%
Jeanne Marie Osborne	2,020	67.69%

 

Trustee, Group 3 - Vote for One

Bruce R. Bolon	1,246	40.25%
Dick Higgins	707	22.84%
John Olyslager	1,143	36.92%

 

Trustee, Group 5 - Vote for One

Richard H. Pearson	1,725	58.40%
Robert Preikschat	1,229	41.60%

 

Trustee, Group 7 - Vote for One

Trudy Smith	798	25.63%
Roger Svejda	1,274	40.91%
Ann M. Walsh	1,042	33.46%

 

Trustee, Group 9 - Vote for One

John D. Baker	1,394	45.25%
Walt Clyne	554	17.98%
William "Bill" Ward	1,133	36.77%

 

Port Malabar Holiday Park Mobile Home Park Recreation District

Trustee, Group 6 - Vote for One

John D. "Whitey" Jones	161	38.33%
John F. Jordan	259	61.67%

 

Port St. John Dependent Special District

Representative, Group 6 - Vote for One

Judith A. Bernhardt	2,618	62.29%
Christopher Douglas Spinale	1,585	37.71%