news...
from election day 11/08/2016
The general election has come to a close. The unofficial results of those races are below. The state will certify the
outcomes in the coming days.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Energy
-- A proposed constitutional amendment on solar power failed to reach the required 60 percent, The Miami Herald
called early.
Medical Marijuana
-- The proposed constitutional amendment on medical marijuana passed, The Associated Press
called early.
Real Estate
-- The proposed constitutional amendment on tax exemption for totally and permanently disabled first
responders and the proposed constitutional amendment on homestead tax exemption for senior, low-income, long-term
residents both passed, The Miami Herald called early.
FLORIDA HOUSE
District 001 -- Rep. Clay Ingram, R-Pensacola, beat NPA Bill Fetke, The Pensacola News Journal called early.
District 002 -- Republican Frank Whitedefeated Democrat Ray Guillory, The Pensacola News Journal called early.
District 004 -- Republican Mel Ponder won big over write-in Christopher Eugene Schwantz, The Northwest Florida Daily
News called early.
District 005 -- Rep. Brad Drake, R-Eucheeanna, drubbed NPA Jamey Westbrookwith 68 percent.
District 006 -- Rep. Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, trumped write-in Jerry Wyche with 100 percent.
District 008 -- Democrat Ramon Alexander wiped the floor write-in Frantz Millien, getting 100 percent.
District 009 -- Democrat Loranne Ausleydispatched Republican Jim Messer with 56 percent.
District 010 -- Rep. Elizabeth Porter, R-Lake City, pounced on Democrat Jerry Bullard, winning with 64 percent.
District 011 -- Republican Cord Byrd over Walter Eugene Haynes, a write-in candidate, The Florida-Times Union called
early.
District 012 -- Republican Clay Yarborough over write-in Jerry Steckloff, The Florida-Times Union called early.
District 013 -- Democrat Tracie Davis defeated Republican Mark Griffin, The Florida-Times Union called early.
District 014 -- Democrat Kim Daniels won over Republican Christian Whitfield, The Florida-Times Union called early.
District 015 -- Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, beat write-in Timothy Glidden, The Florida-Times Union called early.
District 016 -- Republican Jason Fischer over write-in George Doran, The Florida-Times Union called early.
District 018 -- Rep. Travis Cummings, R-Orange Park, ascended to Mount Olympus, defeating Libertarian Ken Willey with
82 percent.
District 019 -- Republican Bobby Payne pulverized Democrat Joe Snodgrass and write-ins Charles F.N. Lowe Jr. and
Thomas Sterling Mayerlen with 73 percent.
District 021 -- Republican Chuck Clemons conquered the seat over Democrat Marihelen Wheeler and write-in Ryan
Thomas Dyson with 54 percent.
District 023 -- Republican Stan McClain destroyed Democrat Rick Perry with 62 percent.
District 024 -- Rep. Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, plowed over Democrat Adam Morley with 63 percent.
District 025 -- Republican Tom Leek took down Democrat Noel Cheryl Bickford with 63 percent.
District 026 -- Democrat Patrick Henry scraped by Republican Michael Cantu with 53 percent.
District 027 -- Rep. David Santiago, R-Deltona, swept Democrat Robert Mann with 59 percent.
District 028 -- Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, walloped NPA Steve Edmonds with 64 percent.
District 030 -- Rep. Bob Cortes, R-Altamonte Springs, clung on to win with 53 percent over Democrat Ryan Yadav.
District 031 -- Rep. Jennifer Sullivan, R-Mount Dora, scampered past NPA Bob Rightmyer with 73 percent.
District 035 -- Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, triumphed over Democrat Ramon Gutierrez with 62 percent.
District 036 -- Republican Amber Mariano upset Rep. Amanda Murphy, D-New Port Richey, with 50.54 percent.
District 039 -- Rep. Neil Combee, R-Polk City, clubbed Democrat Victor Sims with 62 percent.
District 040 -- Republican Colleen Burton bested Democrat Shandale Terrell with 59 percent.
District 041 -- Republican Sam Killebrew knocked over Democrat Bob Doyel with 53 percent.
District 042 -- Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, routed Democrat Benny Valentin with 55 percent.
District 043 -- Rep. John Cortes, D-Kissimmee, incinerated write-in Gilbert Soule with 100 percent.
District 046 -- Rep. Bruce Antone, D-Orlando, annihilated write-in Treminasha Holmes with 100 percent.
District 047 -- Rep. Mike Miller, R-Winter Park, squeaked past Democrat Beth Turra with 53 percent.
District 048 -- Democrat Amy Mercado mauled NPA Gus Martinez with 80 percent.
District 049 -- Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith soared past NPA Shea Silverman with 69 percent.
District 050 -- Rep. Rene “Coach P” Plasencia, R-Orlando, scored on Democrat Sean Ashby with 57 percent.
District 051 -- Rep. Tom Goodson, R-Titusville, got passed Democrat Mike Blake with 60 percent.
District 053 -- Republican Randy Fine captured the seat over Democrat David Kearns with 57 percent.
District 054 -- Republican Erin Grall vaporized write-in James Christian Bailey with 100 percent.
District 056 -- Rep. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, clobbered Democrat David Poulin with 65 percent.
District 058 -- Rep. Dan Raulerson, R-Plant City, ran past Democrat Jose Vazquez Figueroa with 58 percent.
District 059 -- Rep. Ross Spano, R-Dover, slipped by Democrat Rena Frazier with 54 percent.
District 060 -- Republican Jackie Toledo terminated Democrat David Singer with 57 percent.
District 063 -- Rep. Shawn Harrison, R-Tampa, squeaked past Democrat Lisa Montelione with 51 percent.
District 065 -- Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor bests Democrat Bernie Fensterwald III, The Tampa Bay Times called
early.
District 066 -- Rep. Larry Ahern, R-Seminole, wins over Democrat Lorena Grizzle, The Tampa Bay Times called early.
District 067 -- Rep. Chris Latvala, R-Clearwater, over Democrat David Vogel, The Tampa Bay Times called early.
District 068 -- Democrat Ben Diamond beat Republican Joseph Bensmihen, The Tampa Bay Times called early.
District 069 -- Rep. Kathleen Peters, R-South Pasadena, beat Democrat Jennifer Webb, The Tampa Bay Times called
early.
District 070 -- Democrat Wengay Newton over Republican Cori Fournier, The Bradenton Herald called early.
District 072 -- Republican Alex Miller excelled over Democrat Edward James IIIwith 58.1 percent.
District 073 -- Republican Joe Gruters jumped over Democrat James Golden with 65.1 percent.
District 074 -- Rep. Julio Gonzalez, R-Venice, galloped to victory over Democrat Manny Lopez with 62.7 percent.
District 076 -- Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, rolled over NPA Charles Messinawith 73.7 percent.
District 079 -- Rep. Matt Caldwell, R-Lehigh Acres, crushed Democrat John W. Scott and NPA Matt Miller with 51 percent.
District 080 -- Republican Byron Donalds decimated write-in candidate Anthony Joseph Cetrangelo Jr., receiving 100
percent of the vote.
District 082 -- Rep. MaryLynn Magar, R-Tequesta, beat Democrat Mary Higgins, The TC Palm called early.
District 083 -- Rep. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, grabbed 54.4 percent of the vote over Democrat Crystal Mills Lucas.
District 085 -- Republican Rick Roth beat Democrat Robert Simeone, The Palm Beach Post called early.
District 086 -- Democrat Matt Willhite over Republican Laurel Bennett, The Palm Beach Post called early.
District 090 -- Rep. Lori Berman, D-Lantana, beat Libertarian Artie Lurie, The Sun Sentinel called early.
District 091 -- Democrat Emily Slosberg seized 100 percent of the vote over write-in candidate Kelley Howell.
District 093 -- Rep. George Moraitis, R-Fort Lauderdale, defeated Democrat Ken Keechl, The Sun Sentinel called early.
District 103 -- Rep. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah, beat Democrat Ivette Gonzalez Petkovich, The Sun Sentinel called early.
District 104 -- Rep. Richard Stark, D-Weston, over Republican Oscar Ganem, The Sun Sentinel called early.
District 105 -- Rep. Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami, over Democrat Patricio Morena, The Sun Sentinel called early.
District 106 -- Republican Bob Rommel obliterated write-in candidate Connor Maguire with 100 percent of the vote.
District 110 -- Rep. Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, overtook Democrat Carlos A. Puentes Sr. with 55.5 percent.
District 111 -- Rep. Bryan Avila, R-Hialeah, eviscerated Democrat Sevi Miyar with 59 percent.
District 112 -- Democrat Nick Duran dunked on Republican Rosa Maria Palominowith 53.3 percent.
District 113 -- Rep. David Richardson, D-Miami Beach, dominated Republican Jonathan Parker with 64.6 percent of the
vote.
District 114 -- Democrat Daisy Baez beat Republican John Couriel with 51 percent.
District 115 -- Rep. Michael Bileca, R-Miami, clinched 53.7 percent of the vote over Democrat Jeffrey Solomon.
District 116 -- Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, R-Miami-Dade County, hammered Democrat Heath Rassner with 62.1 percent.
District 118 -- Democrat Robert Asencio ascended to victory over Republican David Rivera with just 50.06 percent.
District 119 -- Rep. Jeanette Nunez, R-Miami, knocked over Democrat Jeniffer Pinell with 57 percent.
District 120 -- Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, over Democrat Daniel Horton, The Miami Herald called early.
FLORIDA SENATE
District 01 -- Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Midway, beat write-ins Aaron Erskine and Miriam Woods, The Northwest Florida Daily
News called early.
District 03 -- Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, thrashed Republican Nancy Miller with 67 percent.
District 07 -- Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, trounced Democrat Curtis Ceballos with 64 percent.
District 08 -- Rep. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, pulled out the win over Democrat Rod Smith with 53 percent.
District 11 -- Rep. Randolph Bracy, D-Orlando, bulldozed write-ins Joseph Harrisand Miranda Ratcliffe with 100 percent.
District 12 -- Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, blasted write-in Elizabeth McNutt with 100 percent.
District 13 -- Democrat Linda Stewart handled Republican Dean Asher with 58 percent.
District 14 -- Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, hammered NPA Richard Dembinsky with 68 percent.
District 15 -- Rep. Victor Torres, D-Orlando, beat Republican Peter Vivaldi with 59 percent.
District 16 -- Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, won with 100 percent over write-in Katherine Perkins.
District 17 -- Rep. Debbie Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, trampled Democrat Amy Tidd and write-in Ronald Julian Thomas with
62 percent.
District 18 -- Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, eked past Democrat Bob Buesing and NPA candidates Joe Redner and
Sheldon Upthegrove 48 percent.
District 19 -- Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, won over Republican John "Mr. Manners" Houman, The Tampa Bay
Times called early.
District 22 -- Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, secured 53.5 percent of the vote over Democrat Debra Wright.
District 23 -- Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, stifled Democrat Frank Alcock with 58.8 percent of the vote.
District 25 -- Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, bested Democrat Bruno Moore, The TC Palm called early.
District 27 -- Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, bashed write-in candidate Dakota Austin Eads with 100 percent of
the vote.
District 28 -- Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, pulverized write-in candidate Raymond Mazzie with 100 percent.
District 30 -- Rep. Bobby Powell, D-Riviera Beach, bested Republican Ronald Berman and a write-in candidate, The Palm
Beach Post called early.
District 34 -- Democrat Gary Farmer over Republican Antoaneta Mihaylova Iotova, The Sun Sentinel called early.
District 36 -- Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah gained 55.1 percent over Democrat Anabella Grohoski Peralta.
District 37 -- Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami, overcame Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, R-Coral Gables, with 48.8
percent.
District 38 -- Rep. Daphne Campbell, D-Miami, pummeled NPA candidate Phillip Brutus with 75.2 percent.
District 39 -- Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, over Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, The Miami Herald called early.
District 40 -- Rep. Frank Artiles, R-Miami, attained 50.6 percent of the vote over Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami.
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