General Election, November 4, 2008
(includes provisional and write-in ballots)
Election Results
NOTE: For multi-county contests, the results below are only for the Brevard County portion of the contest. The statewide results can be obtained from theĀ
Florida Division of Elections.
Total Registered Voters
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351,488
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Total Ballots Cast
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289,815
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82.45%
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President and Vice-President
Vote for One
John McCain/Sarah Palin (Rep)
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157,536
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54.55%
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Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Dem)
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127,561
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44.17%
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G. La Riva/E. Puryear (Soc. & Lib.)
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36
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0.01%
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C. Baldwin/D. Castle (Constitution)
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373
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0.13%
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G. Amondson/L. Pletten (Prohibition)
|
14
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0.00%
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B. Barr/W. A. Root (Libertarian)
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783
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0.27%
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T. R. Stevens/A. Link (Objectivist)
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13
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0.00%
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J. Harris/A. Kennedy (Soc. Workers)
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23
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0.01%
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C. McKinney/R. Clemente (Green)
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114
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0.04%
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A. Keyes/B. Rohrbough (Amer. Ind.)
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132
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0.05%
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R. Nader/M. Gonzalez (Ecology)
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1,090
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0.38%
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B. Moore/S. Alexander (Socialist)
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13
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0.00%
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C. Jay/J. W. Smith (Boston Tea)
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57
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0.02%
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G. Nettles/B. Krones (Write-in)
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0
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0.00%
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Congressional
Representative in Congress, 15th Congressional District - Vote for One
Bill Posey (Rep)
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113,399
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54.62%
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Stephen Blythe (Dem)
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80,836
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38.94%
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Frank Zilaitis (No Party)
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11,262
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5.42%
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Trevor Lowing (No Party)
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2,116
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1.02%
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Representative in Congress, 24th Congressional District - Vote for One
Tom Feeney (Rep)
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30,878
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45.57%
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Suzanne M Kosmas (Dem)
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35,523
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52.42%
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Gaurav Bhola (No Party)
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1,364
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2.01%
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Legislative
State Senator, 24th Senatorial District - Vote for One
Thad Altman (Rep)
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92,793
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60.72%
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Kendall T. Moore (Dem)
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60,034
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39.28%
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State Representative, 29th House District - Vote for One
Ralph Poppell (Rep)
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29,485
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56.41%
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Wes McCarville (Dem)
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22,785
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43.59%
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State Representative, 30th House District - Vote for One
Ritch Workman (Rep)
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46,218
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53.78%
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Amy C. Tidd (Dem)
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39,728
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46.22%
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State Representative, 31st House District - Vote for One
John Tobia (Rep)
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48,258
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99.34%
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Carol Drake Wheatley (Write-in)
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323
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0.66%
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State Representative, 32nd House District - Vote for One
Steve Crisafulli (Rep)
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33,662
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55.66%
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Tony Sasso (Dem)
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26,811
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44.34%
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State Representative, 80th House District - Vote for One
Debbie Mayfield (Rep)
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1,480
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67.15%
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Neal Abarbanell (Dem)
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724
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32.85%
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County
Sheriff - Vote for One
Jack Parker (Rep)
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181,942
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66.18%
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Gary E. Young (Dem)
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92,988
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33.82%
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Property Appraiser - Vote for One
Jim Ford (Rep)
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135,552
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50.35%
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Larry E. Hughes (Dem)
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133,681
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49.65%
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Tax Collector - Vote for One
Lisa Cullen (Rep)
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153,979
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57.45%
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Laura Dils (Dem)
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114,035
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42.55%
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Supervisor of Elections - Vote for One
Lori Scott (Rep)
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149,899
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56.37%
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Frank C. Grieco, Jr. (Dem)
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91,113
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34.26%
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Frank Buckoski (No Party)
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24,913
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9.37%
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Member Board of County Commissioners, District 1 - Vote for One
J. Roger Shealy (Rep)
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24,170
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46.44%
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Robin Fisher (Dem)
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24,478
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47.03%
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Ilene Davis (Libertarian)
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3,395
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6.52%
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Member Board of County Commissioners, District 3 - Vote for One
Trudie Infantini (Rep)
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26,779
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51.20%
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Edward (Ed) Geier (Dem)
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25,521
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48.80%
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Member Board of County Commissioners, District 5 - Vote for One
Andy Anderson (Rep)
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37,067
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99.35%
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Daniel Reyes (Write-in)
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241
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0.65%
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Member Canaveral Port Authority, District 5 - Vote for One
Malcolm (Mac) McLouth (Rep)
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63,996
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56.98%
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Peter Nichols (Dem)
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48,311
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43.02%
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Nonpartisan
Justice of the Supreme Court
Shall Justice Charles T. Wells of the Supreme Court be retained in office?
Yes
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153,265
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66.65%
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No
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76,696
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33.35%
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District Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District
Shall Kerry I. Evander of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Yes
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156,735
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68.74%
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No
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71,265
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31.26%
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Shall C. Alan Lawson of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Yes
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150,831
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67.16%
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No
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73,760
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32.84%
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Shall Richard B. Orfinger of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Yes
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147,085
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65.83%
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No
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76,349
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34.17%
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Shall William David Palmer of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Yes
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150,476
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67.58%
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No
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72,185
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32.42%
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Shall Thomas D. Sawaya of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Yes
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146,290
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65.73%
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No
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76,275
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34.27%
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Member School Board, District 4 - Vote for One
Karen Henderson
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33,138
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58.51%
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Gary A. Shiffrin
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23,496
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41.49%
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Member School Board, District 5 - Vote for One
Stuart Rowan
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22,432
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47.26%
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Andrew J. Ziegler
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25,030
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52.74%
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Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 1 - Vote for One
Jonathan 'JB' Bredemeyer
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23,987
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25.17%
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Joseph D. Hallowell
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23,130
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24.27%
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Jenny Lawton Seal
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48,172
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50.55%
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Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 2 - Vote for One
Donnie "DJ" Jenkins
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17,767
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30.83%
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Beth L. Mitchell
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39,867
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69.17%
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Commissioner Sebastian Inlet District, District 3 - Vote for One
C. Raymond Reed
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47,032
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49.35%
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Jeannette Westlake
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48,270
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50.65%
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Trustee Barefoot Bay Recreation District - Vote for No More Than Three
Robert J. Allan
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1,648
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20.51%
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Joseph B. Klosky
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2,220
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27.62%
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John M. McAfee
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2,404
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29.91%
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Charles W. Mershon
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1,765
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21.96%
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Supervisor Soil and Water District, Brevard County, Group 3 - Vote for One
Reed C. Cary
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98,070
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46.98%
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Nancy Marr Stevenson
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110,658
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53.02%
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Trustee Port Malabar Holiday Park Mobile Home Park Recreation District, Group 2 - Vote for One
Edward C. Goodfield
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225
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52.08%
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Richard H. Hayes
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207
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47.92%
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City of Cape Canaveral
City Council - Vote for No More Than Two
Robert E. Hoog
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2,154
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28.02%
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John Johanson
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1,161
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15.10%
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Leo Nicholas
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1,302
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16.94%
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Jack Olive
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954
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12.41%
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Betty Walsh
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2,116
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27.53%
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City of Cocoa
Mayor - Vote for One
Mike Blake
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4,868
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66.12%
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David Golding
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1,964
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26.68%
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Dontavious "Tay" Smith
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530
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7.20%
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City Council, District 2 - Vote for One
A. Dora Jackson
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560
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42.14%
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Jake Williams, Jr.
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769
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57.86%
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City Council, District 3 - Vote for One
Charlie Love
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1,065
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47.87%
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Pat McCrary
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1,160
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52.13%
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Town of Grant-Valkaria
Town Council - Vote for No More Than Three
Wally Bowles
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820
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16.91%
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Cathy Landrum DeMott
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983
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20.28%
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Lisette M. Kolar
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1,113
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22.96%
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Jason B. Mahaney
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1,069
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22.05%
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Dan Robino
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863
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17.80%
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Town of Indialantic
Mayor - Vote for One
David Berkman
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1,136
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66.28%
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Robert J. Cochran, Jr.
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578
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33.72%
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Town Council, Seat 4 - Vote for One
Mike Borysiewicz
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831
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52.43%
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Randall S. Greer
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754
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47.57%
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City of Indian Harbour Beach
City Council, Seat 1 - Vote for One
Tim Muth
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1,450
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34.76%
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Gene Newberry
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2,722
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65.24%
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Town of Malabar
Mayor - Vote for One
Thomas M. Eschenberg
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1,081
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71.17%
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Bridget A. Ports
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438
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28.83%
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Town Council, District 3 - Vote for One
Donald E. Krieger
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291
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20.55%
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Charles D. "Chuck" McClelland
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527
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37.22%
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Steve Rivet
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598
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42.23%
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City of Melbourne
City Council, District 1 - Vote for One
Mike Nowlin
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16,427
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57.66%
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Tammy Sandberg
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12,061
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42.34%
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City Council, District 3 - Vote for One
Kathy Meehan
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17,844
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60.85%
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Pat Poole
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7,778
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26.52%
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Merrill Robertson
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3,702
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12.62%
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Town of Melbourne Beach
Mayor - Vote for One
Rita A. Karpie
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916
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52.70%
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William G. Stacey
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822
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47.30%
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Town of Melbourne Village
Mayor/Commissioner - Vote for One
Scott McCoy
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256
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51.30%
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Lyle Zody
|
243
|
48.70%
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City of Palm Bay
City Council, Seat 2 - Vote for One
Brian Jacob Anderson
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8,778
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24.24%
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James Brock
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7,700
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21.26%
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William Capote
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11,837
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32.69%
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Natasha C. Logan Munnings
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7,900
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21.81%
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City Council, Seat 3 - Vote for One
Michele Paccione
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12,963
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35.92%
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Bruce Wechsler
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10,301
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28.55%
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Grace White
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12,822
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35.53%
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City of Satellite Beach
City Council - Vote for No More Than Two
Michael E. Chase
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3,334
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37.78%
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Jeffrey E. Fleis
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2,885
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32.69%
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Pamela Stamm
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2,605
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29.52%
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City of Titusville
Council Seat 2 - Vote for One
Martha Jane (MJ) Long
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11,909
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59.27%
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Andrew Whitaker
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8,184
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40.73%
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City of West Melbourne
City Council - Vote for No More Than Three
Pat Bentley
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4,089
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26.15%
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Stephany Eley
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3,842
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24.57%
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Bill Mettrick
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4,134
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26.44%
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Damian Wilson
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3,571
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22.84%
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Proposed Constitutional Amendments or Other Public Measures
Amendment 1 - Declaration of Rights
Yes
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121,229
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45.64%
|
No
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144,363
|
54.36%
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Amendment 2 - Florida Marriage Protection Amendment
Yes
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177,622
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63.45%
|
No
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102,331
|
36.55%
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Amendment 3 - Changes and Improvements Not Affecting the Assessed Value of Residential Real Property
Yes
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164,105
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63.49%
|
No
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94,378
|
36.51%
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Amendment 4 - Property Tax Exemption of Perpetually Conserved Land; Classification and Assessment of Land Used for Conservation
Yes
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159,016
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62.79%
|
No
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94,229
|
37.21%
|
Amendment 6 - Assessment of Working Waterfront Property Based Upon Current Use
Yes
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167,947
|
67.57%
|
No
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80,613
|
32.43%
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Amendment 8 - Local Option Community College Funding
Yes
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90,220
|
35.11%
|
No
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166,763
|
64.89%
|
County Charter Amendment - Cap on Annual Increases in County Ad Valorem Tax Revenues
Yes
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184,845
|
73.12%
|
No
|
67,946
|
26.88%
|
Cocoa Charter Amendment 1 - Allowing Chief of Police to Reside Outside City Limits
Yes - For Amending the City Charter
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3,993
|
55.49%
|
No - Against Amending the City Charter
|
3,203
|
44.51%
|
Cocoa Charter Amendment 2 - Allowing the Fire Chief to Reside Outside City Limits
Yes - For Amending the City Charter
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4,100
|
56.90%
|
No - Against Amending the City Charter
|
3,105
|
43.10%
|
Cocoa Beach Charter Amendment 1 - Elimination of Special Elections for Candidates
Yes, For Amendment
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3,469
|
51.72%
|
No, Against Amendment
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3,238
|
48.28%
|
Cocoa Beach Charter Amendment 2 - Acting City Manager
Yes, For Annexation
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4,773
|
71.59%
|
No, Against Annexation
|
1,894
|
28.41%
|
Cocoa Beach Charter Amendment 3 - Departments of the City
Yes, For Amendment
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4,044
|
60.46%
|
No, Against Amendment
|
2,645
|
39.54%
|
Cocoa Beach Charter Amendment 4 - Referendums and Petitions
Yes, For Annexation
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3,236
|
49.59%
|
No, Against Annexation
|
3,290
|
50.41%
|
Cocoa Beach Charter Amendment 5 - Technical, Corrective and Conforming Changes
Yes, For Annexation
|
5,585
|
84.34%
|
No, Against Annexation
|
1,037
|
15.66%
|
Grant-Valkaria Question 1 - Effective Date for Ordinances Adopted by the Town Council
Yes
|
1,376
|
66.19%
|
No
|
703
|
33.81%
|
Grant-Valkaria Question 2 - Emergency Appropriations
Yes
|
1,375
|
67.07%
|
No
|
675
|
32.93%
|
Indialantic Charter Amendment - Section 5.09, Town Charter
Yes (for approval)
|
1,098
|
68.07%
|
No (for rejection)
|
515
|
31.93%
|
Malabar Question - Continued Participation in the Brevard County Law Enforcement MSTU
Yes
|
1,290
|
84.31%
|
No
|
240
|
15.69%
|
Melbourne Beach Bond Referendum - Bonds for Rehabilitation and Improvement of Town Stormwater Management System and Certain Streets
For Bonds
|
1,079
|
55.96%
|
Against Bonds
|
849
|
44.04%
|
Barefoot Bay Question - Authorization for the Board of Trustees to Expend in Excess of $25,000.00, but Not to Exceed $150,000.00, to Replace Building "F" with a Structure to House Administrative Personnel of the Barefoot Bay Recreation District
Yes
|
1,728
|
49.46%
|
No
|
1,766
|
50.54%
|