2012 Florida Primary Election: State Legislative Results Update
Aug 15, 2012
Above: Former Florida Senate President Tom Lee (right) is back in action after prevailing in a bitter primary race for Senate District 24 yesterday. To read the complete news coverage from the Tampa Bay Times, click here. (Photo: Edmund D. Fountain for the Tampa Bay Times)
Florida’s 2012 primary election concluded yesterday, August 14, 2012, and Florida’s general election is starting to take shape.
Below are results of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives primary races. While three contests remain too close to call, Colodny Fass& Webb will monitor developments and provide updates.
To access a complete list of primary election results provided by the Florida Division of Elections, click here.
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There were eight Republican primary races and seven of those candidates will face a general election. Some of the more high-profile races are listed in bold below.
State Senator, District 4 – Republican
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30,685 (64.36%) – Aaron Bean
16,991 (35.64%) – Mike Weinstein
State Senator, District 12 – Democrat
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12,867 (55.93%) – Geraldine F. Thompson
10,139 (44.07%) – Victoria Siplin
State Senator, District 15 – Republican
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17,161 (63.5%) – Kelli Stargel
5,999 (22.2%) – Jack R. Myers
3,866 (14.3%) – Ronald D. Rushing
State Senator, District 17 – Republican
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17,698 (62.52%) – John Legg
6,419 (22.68%) – Rob Wallace
4,189 (14.8%) – John Korsak
State Senator, District 20 – Republican
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33,135 (85.73%) – Jack Latvala
5,515 (14.27%) – Zahid Roy
State Senator, District 22 – Republican
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20,636 (56.69%) – Jeff Brandes
15,768 (43.31%) – James C. “Jim” Frishe
State Senator, District 24 – Republican
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14,981 (59.29%) – Tom Lee
10,287 (40.71%) – Rachel V. Burgin
State Senator, District 25 – Republican
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8,539 (50.54%) – Melanie Peterson
8,357 (49.46%) – Geoff Sommers
State Senator, District 27 – Democrat – This race is still too close to call.
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12,140 (50.07%) – Jeff Clemens
12,105 (49.93%) – Mack Bernard
State Senator, District 34 – Republican
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13,687 (72.84%) – Ellyn Bogdanoff
5,103 (27.16%) – Mike Lameyer
State Senator, District 39 – Democrat
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10,834 (35.26%) – Dwight Bullard
9,323 (30.34%) – Ron Saunders
8,474 (27.58%) – James Bush III
1,167 (3.8%) – John “JJ” Johnson
932 (3.03%) – Sal Gutierrez
Florida House of Representatives:
There were 37 Republican primaries, and, of those, 11 candidates were virtually elected to the Florida House of Representatives due to little or no competition in the upcoming general election. Of the 26 Democratic races, 12 candidates were virtually elected to the Florida House of Representatives. Some of the more high-profile races are listed in bold type below.
State Representative, District 2 – Republican
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11,436 (74.74%) – C.V. (Clay) Ford
3,866 (25.26%) – Jeremy M. Bosso
State Representative, District 3 – Republican
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11,463 (58.15%) – Doug Broxson
8,249 (41.85%) – Jayer Williamson
State Representative, District 5 – Republican
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9,923 (68.77%) – Marti Coley
4,507 (31.23%) – Danny Glidewell
State Representative, District 7 – Republican
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4,042 (37.83%) – Halsey Beshears
2,560 (23.96%) – Mike Williams
2,253 (21.09%) – Jamey Westbrook
1,830 (17.13%) – Don Curtis
State Representative, District 7 – Democrat
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11,133 (40.15%) – Robert Hill
9,448 (34.07%) – A.J. Smith
7,147 (25.78%) – Thomas Dickens
State Representative, District 11 – Republican
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13,376 (65.83%) – Janet H. Adkins
6,944 (34.17%) – Cord Byrd
State Representative, District 17 – Republican
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6,838 (39.03%) – Ronald “Doc” Renuart
5,487 (31.32%) – Mike Davis
5,195 (29.65%) – Kim J. Kendall
State Representative, District 20 – Democrat
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6,438 (58.45%) – Clovis Watson, Jr.
4,576 (41.55%) – Marihelen Wheeler
State Representative, District 21 – Democrat
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6,595 (51.33%) – Andrew Morey
6,252 (48.67%) – Aaron Bosshardt
State Representative, District 24 – Democrat
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5,623 (67.26%) – Milissa Holland
2,737 (32.74%) – Doug Courtney
State Representative, District 27 – Republican
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6,047 (64.99%) – David Santiago
3,257 (35.01%) – George Trovato
State Representative, District 28 – Republican
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7,437 (61.29%) – Jason Brodeur
4,698 (38.71%) – John F. Bush
State Representative, District 29 – Republican
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6,889 (58.13%) – Chris Dorworth
3,926 (33.13%) – John Moffitt
1,036 (8.74%) – Jeffrey Onest
State Representative, District 34 – Democrat
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5,312 (71.79%) – Lynn Thomas Dostal
2,087 (28.21%) – Robert Raymond Goocher
State Representative, District 36 – Republican
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7,509 (83.05%) – Mike Fasano
915 (10.12%) – James Mathieu
617 (6.82%) – Michael Kennedy
State Representative, District 37 – Republican
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9,674 (83.35%) – Richard Corcoran
1,933 (16.65%) – Strother Hammond
State Representative, District 41 – Republican
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5,977 (65.04%) – John Wood
3,213 (34.96%) – John W. Lindsey, Jr.
State Representative, District 45 – Democrat
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4,013 (53.74%) – Randolph Bracy
3,454 (46.26%) – Shannon Currie
State Representative, District 46 – Democrat
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3,764 (35.6%) – Bruce Antone
3,019 (28.55%) – Pam Powell
1,553 (14.69%) – Sean Bradford
1,371 (12.97%) – Rosalind B. Johnson
866 (8.19%) – Jason Henry
State Representative, District 49 – Republican
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3,408 (51.78%) – Marco Peña
3,174 (48.22%) – Rene “Coach P” Plasencia
State Representative, District 49 – Democrat
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3,415 (65.07%) – Joe Saunders
1,833 (34.93%) – Shayan Elahi
State Representative, District 53 – Republican
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6,178 (52.17%) – John Tobia
3,860 (32.6%) – Tres Holton
1,804 (15.23%) – Laureen Trent
State Representative, District 53 – Democrat
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3,614 (57.58%) – John Paul Alvarez
2,662 (42.42%) – Edward (Ed) Lewis Geier
State Representative, District 55 – Republican – This race is still too close to call.
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5,966 (50.11%) – Cary Pigman
5,940 (49.89%) – Randy Johnson
State Representative, District 57 – Republican
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6,933 (69.88%) – Jake Raburn
2,989 (30.12%) – Brian Hollands
State Representative, District 59 – Republican
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3,397 (39.8%) – Ross Spano
3,218 (37.7%) – Joe Wicker
1,478 (17.32%) – Betty Jo Tompkins
442 (5.18%) – Michael “Mike” Floyd
State Representative, District 61 – Democrat
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8,710 (80.93%) – Betty Reed
2,052 (19.07%) – Tatiana M. Denson
State Representative, District 63 – Democrat
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3,394 (61.78%) – Mark Danish
2,100 (38.22%) – Z. J. Hafeez
State Representative, District 65 – Republican
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7,626 (53.69%) – Peter Nehr
3,197 (22.51%) – Tory Perfetti
2,384 (16.78%) – Marg Baker
998 (7.03%) – Philip Tropea
State Representative, District 66 – Democrat
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4,401 (53.82%) – Mary Louise Ambrose
3,777 (46.18%) – Joanne “Cookie” Kennedy
State Representative, District 67 – Republican
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6,768 (69.33%) – Ed Hooper
2,994 (30.67%) – Christopher Shepard
State Representative, District 68 – Republican
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7,815 (74.66%) – Frank Farkas
2,652 (25.34%) – Daryle L. Hamel
State Representative, District 69 – Republican
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6,659 (51.01%) – Kathleen Peters
4,753 (36.41%) – David Phillips
1,642 (12.58%) – Jim Dobyns
State Representative, District 76 – Republican
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10,484 (49.96%) – Ray Rodrigues
5,848 (27.87%) – Michael Grant
4,651 (22.17%) – Chauncey Solinger
State Representative, District 77 – Republican
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10,011 (70.55%) – Dane Eagle
4,179 (29.45%) – Chris Berardi
State Representative, District 78 – Republican
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9,291 (68.74%) – Heather Fitzenhagen
4,226 (31.26%) – Jonathan Martin
State Representative, District 79 – Republican
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11,749 (85.68%) – Matt Caldwell
1,963 (14.32%) – Jon Larsen Shudlick
State Representative, District 81 – Democrat
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4,216 (57.33%) – Kevin Rader
3,138 (42.67%) – Steve Perman
State Representative, District 82 – Republican
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7,586 (42.06%) – MaryLynn Magar
5,624 (31.18%) – Carl J. Domino
2,294 (12.72%) – Jonathan “Jon” W. Pasqualone
1,345 (7.46%) – Calvin D. Turnquest
1,186 (6.58%) – Jonathan W. Milton
State Representative, District 84 – Democrat
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5,446 (52.57%) – Larry Lee, Jr.
4,174 (40.29%) – Adam Fetterman
739 (7.13%) – L. Kevin Stinnette
State Representative, District 87 – Democrat
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4,179 (68.12%) – Dave Kerner
1,956 (31.88%) – Mike Rios
State Representative, District 88 – Democrat
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7,149 (51.23%) – Bobby Powell
3,342 (23.95%) – Evelyn T. Garcia
2,339 (16.76%) – Nikasha Wells
1,126 (8.07%) – Charles Bantel
State Representative, District 98 – Democrat
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4,253 (62.52%) – Katie Edwards
2,550 (37.48%) – Louis Reinstein
State Representative, District 100 – Democrat
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4,677 (55.24%) – Joseph “Joe” Gibbons
3,790 (44.76%) – Sheldon Lisbon
State Representative, District 102 – Democrat
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7,116 (58.21%) – Sharon Pritchett
5,108 (41.79%) – Melvin L. Bratton
State Representative, District 103 – Republican
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3,332 (55.15%) – Manny Diaz, Jr.
2,365 (39.14%) – Renier Diaz de la Portilla
345 (5.71%) – Alfredo Naredo-Acosta
State Representative, District 104 – Democrat
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2,048 (38.56%) – Richard “Rick” Stark
1,720 (32.39%) – Robin P. Behrman
1,543 (29.05%) – Alanna O. Mersinger
State Representative, District 105 – Republican
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3,398 (55.86%) – Carlos Trujillo
2,685 (44.14%) – Paul Crespo
State Representative, District 106 – Republican
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15,444 (72.92%) – Kathleen Passidomo
5,735 (27.08%) – David P. Bolduc
State Representative, District 107 – Democrat – This race is still too close to call.
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5,281 (50.12%) – Barbara Watson
5,255 (49.88%) – John Patrick Julien
State Representative, District 108 – Democrat
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8,482 (60.06%) – Daphne Campbell
3,298 (23.35%) – Alix Desulme
2,343 (16.59%) – Pat Santangelo
State Representative, District 109 – Democrat
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8,973 (63.52%) – Cynthia A. Stafford
5,154 (36.48%) – Bernadine Bush
State Representative, District 110 – Republican
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6,171 (85.67%) – Jose Oliva
1,032 (14.33%) – Ileana Abay
State Representative, District 111 – Republican
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5,460 (62.19%) – Eddy Gonzalez
3,319 (37.81%) – Maykel “Miguel” Balboa
State Representative, District 112 – Republican
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4,396 (58.87%) – Alex Diaz de la Portilla
3,071 (41.13%) – Gustavo Barreiro
State Representative, District 112 – Democrat
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2,394 (57.56%) – Jose Javier Rodriguez
1,765 (42.44%) – Alex Dominguez
State Representative, District 113 – Democrat
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3,123 (33.02%) – David Richardson
2,497 (26.4%) – Mark Weithorn
2,308 (24.4%) – Adam Marc Kravitz
1,530 (16.18%) – Waldo Faura
State Representative, District 114 – Republican
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6,267 (71.75%) – Erik Fresen
2,467 (28.25%) – Amory Bodin
State Representative, District 115 – Republican
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6,647 (76.39%) – Michael Bileca
2,054 (23.61%) – Eugenio Perez
State Representative, District 116 – Republican
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7,818 (66.01%) – Jose Felix Diaz
4,026 (33.99%) – Ana Rivas Logan
State Representative, District 117 – Democrat
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5,161 (65.47%) – Kionne L. McGhee
1,366 (17.33%) – Carmen Morris
1,356 (17.2%) – Harold Ford
State Representative, District 119 – Republican
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5,394 (72.63%) – Jeanette M. Nuñez
2,033 (27.37%) – Libby Perez
State Representative, District 120 – Republican
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5,730 (66.07%) – Holly Merrill Raschein
2,943 (33.93%) – Morgan J. McPherson
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