Florida 2012 Election Results — MultiState Elections

Florida held its general election on November 6, 2012, deciding 160 legislative seats. No chamber changed party control.

Highlights

Republicans kept full control of state government but lost their two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers, falling to a 76-44 House majority and a 26-14 Senate.
The night's biggest casualty was Rep. Chris Dorworth (R), who was in line to succeed Speaker Will Weatherford (R). Mike Clelland (D) narrowly defeated him in the new House District 29, winning by fewer than 150 votes after a recount, and House Republicans then unanimously chose Steve Crisafulli (R) to take Dorworth's place in the line of succession.
The new maps were the first drawn after the 2010 census, and the state Supreme Court had struck down the first Senate plan before approving a redraw. All 5 incumbents who lost on them were Republicans. Besides Dorworth:
- Maria Sachs (D) beat fellow Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff (R) by about 6 points in Senate District 34, a member-versus-member race the state Democratic chairman called the party's number one race.
- Karen Castor Dentel (D) beat Rep. Scott Plakon (R) in House District 30.
- Mark Danish (D) beat Rep. Shawn Harrison (R) by about 700 votes in District 63.
- Carl Zimmermann (D) beat Rep. Peter Nehr (R) in District 65.
Voters rejected 8 of the 11 constitutional amendments, each of which needed 60 percent to pass. The losers included Amendment 1 (barring compulsory health insurance), Amendment 5 (court rules and Senate confirmation of justices), Amendment 6 (public funding for abortion), and Amendment 8 (public money for religious institutions). The 3 that passed were property tax breaks: Amendment 2 for disabled combat veterans, Amendment 9 for surviving spouses of first responders and service members, and Amendment 11 for low-income seniors.

Legislature

House (120 seats): 39 D, 81 R before the election, 46 D, 74 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Senate (40 seats): 12 D, 28 R before the election, 14 D, 26 R after; control stayed with Republicans.

Legislative races

Race	Winner	Others	Notes
House 1	Clay Ingram (R)	Unopposed
House 2	C.V. (Clay) Ford (R)	Unopposed
House 3	Doug Broxson (R) 99.85%	Margaret 'Peggi' Smith (write-in) 0.15%
House 4	Matt Gaetz (R)	Unopposed
House 5	Marti Coley (R) 72.89%	Travis W Pitts (I) 27.11%, Eddy G Holman (write-in) 0%
House 6	Jimmy Patronis (R)	Unopposed
House 7	Halsey Beshears (R) 60.72%	Robert Hill (D) 39.28%
House 8	Al Williams (D)	Unopposed
House 9	Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D) 61.71%	Bradley Maxwell (R) 38.29%
House 10	Elizabeth Porter (R)	Unopposed
House 11	Janet H Adkins (R) 71.82%	Dave Smith (D) 28.17%, Daniel F. (Walshie) Walsh (write-in) 0.01%
House 12	Lake Ray (R) 68.27%	Karen Morian (G) 31.73%
House 13	Reggie Fullwood (D)	Unopposed
House 14	Mia L Jones (D) 78.73%	Jonathan Loesche (L) 21.27%
House 15	Daniel Davis (R)	Unopposed
House 16	Charles Mcburney (R)	Unopposed
House 17	Ronald 'Doc' Renuart (R) 72.49%	Rebecca 'Sue' Sharp (I) 27.51%
House 18	Travis Cummings (R)	Unopposed
House 19	Charles Van Zant (R)	Unopposed
House 20	Clovis Watson, Jr. (D) 98.98%	Robert W Brinkman (write-in) 1.02%
House 21	Warren Keith Perry (R) 56.69%	Andrew Morey (D) 43.31%
House 22	Charlie Stone (R)	Unopposed
House 23	Dennis Baxley (R)	Unopposed
House 24	Travis Hutson (R) 49.49%	Milissa Holland (D) 47.19%, Michael Cornish (I) 3.32%
House 25	Dave Hood (R) 61.29%	Christina Spencer-Kephart (I) 38.71%
House 26	Dwayne L Taylor (D)	Unopposed
House 27	David Santiago (R) 54.79%	Phil Giorno (D) 45.21%
House 28	Jason Brodeur (R) 65.95%	Franklin Perez (L) 34.05%
House 29	Mike Clelland (D) 50.1%	Chris Dorworth (R) 49.9%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
House 30	Karen Castor Dentel (D) 53.09%	Scott Plakon (R) 46.91%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
House 31	Bryan Nelson (R)	Unopposed
House 32	Larry Metz (R)	Unopposed
House 33	H Marlene O'Toole (R)	Unopposed
House 34	Jimmie T Smith (R) 57.97%	Nancy Argenziano (Independent Party of Florida) 42.03%
House 35	Robert Schenck (R) 55.54%	Rose Rocco (D) 44.46%
House 36	Mike Fasano (R) 99.9%	Joseph Antimo Verola (write-in) 0.1%
House 37	Richard Corcoran (R)	Unopposed
House 38	Will Weatherford (R)	Unopposed
House 39	Neil Combee (R) 64.8%	Carol Castagnero (I) 35.2%
House 40	Seth Mckeel (R) 63.98%	Lillian Lima (I) 36.02%
House 41	John Wood (R) 51.47%	Karen Cooper Welzel (D) 48.53%
House 42	Mike Larosa (R) 50.42%	Eileen Game (D) 49.58%
House 43	Ricardo Rangel (D) 67.72%	Art Otero (R) 32.28%
House 44	Steve Precourt (R)	Unopposed
House 45	Randolph Bracy III (D) 69.4%	Ronney Roger Oliveira (R) 30.59%, Heinie Heinzelman (write-in) 0.01%
House 46	Bruce Antone (D)	Unopposed
House 47	Linda Stewart (D) 52.42%	Bob Brooks (R) 47.58%
House 48	Victor Torres (D)	Unopposed
House 49	Joe Saunders (D) 55.96%	Marco Pena (R) 44.04%
House 50	Tom Goodson (R) 53.22%	Sean Ashby (D) 46.78%
House 51	Steve Crisafulli (R)	Unopposed
House 52	Ritch Workman (R)	Unopposed
House 53	John Tobia (R) 52.63%	John Paul Alvarez (D) 47.37%
House 54	Debbie Mayfield (R)	Unopposed
House 55	Cary Pigman (R) 54.75%	Crystal Drake (D) 45.25%
House 56	Ben Albritton (R)	Unopposed
House 57	Jake Raburn (R) 58.51%	Bruce Barnett (D) 41.49%
House 58	Dan Raulerson (R) 57.27%	Jose Vazquez (D) 42.73%
House 59	Ross Spano (R) 50.78%	Gail Gottlieb (D) 49.22%
House 60	Dana Young (R)	Unopposed
House 61	Betty Reed (D)	Unopposed
House 62	Janet Cruz (D) 69.88%	Wesley G Warren (R) 30.12%
House 63	Mark Danish (D) 50.55%	Shawn Harrison (R) 49.45%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
House 64	Jamie Grant (R)	Unopposed
House 65	Carl Zimmermann (D) 52.93%	Peter F Nehr (R) 47.07%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
House 66	Larry Ahern (R) 53.14%	Mary Louise Ambrose (D) 46.86%
House 67	Ed Hooper (R) 52.81%	Ben Farrell (D) 47.19%
House 68	Dwight Dudley (D) 50.92%	Frank Farkas (R) 44.24%, Matthew D Weidner (I) 4.84%
House 69	Kathleen Peters (R) 52.34%	Josh Shulman (D) 47.66%
House 70	Darryl Rouson (D)	Unopposed
House 71	Jim Boyd (R) 55.94%	Adam Tebrugge (D) 44.06%
House 72	Ray Pilon (R) 53.9%	Liz Alpert (D) 46.1%
House 73	Greg Steube (R) 73.61%	Bob (Doc) Mccann (I) 26.39%
House 74	Doug Holder (R)	Unopposed
House 75	Ken Roberson (R)	Unopposed
House 76	Ray Rodrigues (R)	Unopposed
House 77	Dane Eagle (R) 62.41%	Arvella M Clare (D) 37.59%
House 78	Heather Fitzenhagen (R) 67.34%	Kerry Babb (Independent Party of Florida) 32.66%
House 79	Matt Caldwell (R)	Unopposed
House 80	Matt Hudson (R) 65.56%	Pam Brown (I) 34.44%
House 81	Kevin J.G. Rader (D) 64.36%	James Ryan O'Hara (R) 35.64%
House 82	MaryLynn Magar (R) 99.63%	Beverly Joy Hires (write-in) 0.37%
House 83	Gayle Harrell (R) 99.35%	Dana Kaye Conaway (write-in) 0.65%
House 84	Larry Lee, Jr. (D) 52.2%	Michelle Miller (R) 47.8%
House 85	Pat Rooney, Jr. (R) 57.56%	David Lutrin (D) 42.44%
House 86	Mark S Pafford (D) 60.38%	Tami L Donnally (R) 39.62%
House 87	Dave Kerner (D)	Unopposed
House 88	Bobby Powell Jr. (D)	Unopposed
House 89	Bill Hager (R) 52.68%	Tom Gustafson (D) 47.32%
House 90	Lori Berman (D) 67.69%	Sean Michael Kasper (R) 32.31%
House 91	Irving 'Irv' Slosberg (D)	Unopposed
House 92	Gwyndolen 'Gwyn' Clarke-Reed (D)	Unopposed
House 93	George Moraitis (R) 55.1%	Gerri Ann Capotosto (D) 44.9%
House 94	Perry E. Thurston, Jr. (D) 84.18%	Scott Herman (R) 15.82%
House 95	Hazelle P Rogers (D)	Unopposed
House 96	James W. 'Jim' Waldman (D)	Unopposed
House 97	Jared Moskowitz (D) 68.83%	James Gleason (R) 31.17%
House 98	Katie Edwards (D) 67.07%	Cara Christine Pavalock (R) 32.93%
House 99	Elaine J Schwartz (D) 65.52%	Elizabeth Anne 'Libby' Eddy (R) 34.48%
House 100	Joseph 'Joe' Gibbons (D)	Unopposed
House 101	Shev Jones (D)	Unopposed
House 102	Sharon Pritchett (D) 100%	Alejandro Manuel Walters (write-in) 0%
House 103	Manny Diaz, Jr. (R) 99.96%	Josue Vazquez (write-in) 0.04%
House 104	Richard Stark (D) 60.89%	Douglas 'Doug' Andrew Gordon Harrison (R) 39.11%
House 105	Carlos Trujillo (R) 99.86%	Raul Rene Robayna (write-in) 0.14%
House 106	Kathleen Passidomo (R) 78.85%	Peter Richter (L) 21.15%
House 107	Barbara Watson (D) 100%	Janice Denise Rhymes (write-in) 0%, Vickie Renee Williams (write-in) 0%
House 108	Daphne Campbell (D)	Unopposed
House 109	Cynthia Stafford (D)	Unopposed
House 110	Jose Oliva (R) 99.95%	Angel E Morera (write-in) 0.05%
House 111	Eddy Gonzalez (R) 99.97%	Lizette B Rodriguez (write-in) 0.02%, Grettel Limia (write-in) 0.01%
House 112	Jose Javier Rodriguez (D) 53.69%	Alex Diaz De La Portilla (R) 46.31%
House 113	David Richardson (D)	Unopposed
House 114	Erik Fresen (R) 51.16%	Ross Hancock (D) 48.84%
House 115	Michael Bileca (R) 52.63%	Jeffrey Solomon (D) 47.37%
House 116	Jose Felix Diaz (R) 99.97%	Maria Elisa Mena (write-in) 0.02%, Javier Daire (write-in) 0.01%
House 117	Kionne McGhee (D) 100%	Xzavia S Vaz (write-in) 0%
House 118	Frank Artiles (R) 99.93%	Ramon Julio Garganta (write-in) 0.07%
House 119	Jeanette Nunez (R) 99.95%	Beatrice Oria (write-in) 0.05%
House 120	Holly Merrill Raschein (R) 52.42%	Ian Whitney (D) 47.58%
Senate 1	Don Gaetz (R) 74.41%	Richard Harrison (I) 25.59%
Senate 2	Greg Evers (R) 99.87%	Joshua W Hartigan (write-in) 0.13%
Senate 3	Bill Montford (D) 72.78%	John Shaw (R) 27.22%
Senate 4	Aaron Bean (R) 62.19%	Nancy Soderberg (D) 37.81%, Kyle Alexander Bedran (write-in) 0%
Senate 5	Charles S. Dean (R)	Unopposed
Senate 6	John Thrasher (R) 58.74%	Kathleen Trued (D) 41.26%
Senate 7	Robert P. Bradley (R) 57.72%	William Mazzota (D) 42.28%
Senate 8	Dorothy L Hukill (R) 57.03%	Frank T Bruno, (D) 42.97%
Senate 9	Audrey Gibson (D) 63.59%	Cherron 'Cc' Newby (R) 36.41%
Senate 10	David Simmons (R) 55.49%	Leo Cruz (D) 44.51%, James Patrick Adamczyk (write-in) 0%
Senate 11	Alan Hays (R) 71.56%	John Iler (I) 28.44%
Senate 12	Geraldine Thompson (D) 69.13%	Fritz Jackson Seide (R) 30.87%
Senate 13	Andy Gardiner (R) 55.4%	Christopher Charles Pennington (D) 44.6%
Senate 14	Darren Soto (D) 70.04%	William Mcbride (R) 29.96%
Senate 15	Kelli Stargel (R) 58.47%	Stego Blue (D) 41.53%
Senate 16	Thad Altman (R) 62.84%	Dominic A Fallo (D) 37.16%
Senate 17	John Legg (R)	Unopposed
Senate 18	Wilton Simpson (R)	Unopposed
Senate 19	Arthenia L. Joyner (D)	Unopposed
Senate 20	Jack Latvala (R) 57.83%	Ashley M Rhodes-Courter (D) 42.17%
Senate 21	Denise Grimsley (R) 57.4%	Stacy Anderson Mccland (D) 42.6%
Senate 22	Jeff Brandes (R) 99.7%	Raymond Alan Baker (write-in) 0.3%
Senate 23	Garrett Richter (R)	Unopposed
Senate 24	Tom Lee (R) 54.03%	Elizabeth Belcher (D) 45.97%, Randolph Link (write-in) 0%
Senate 25	Joseph Abruzzo (D) 57.13%	Melanie Peterson (R) 42.87%
Senate 26	Bill Galvano (R) 59.06%	Paula House (D) 40.94%
Senate 27	Jeff Clemens (D) 99.92%	Travis Genard Harris (write-in) 0.08%
Senate 28	Nancy C. Detert (R)	Unopposed
Senate 29	Jeremy Ring (D) 64.26%	Soren Swensen (R) 35.74%
Senate 30	Lizbeth Benacquisto (R) 62.31%	Debbie Jordan (D) 37.69%
Senate 31	Christopher 'Chris' Smith (D) 84.43%	Christopher 'Chris' Smithmyer (R) 15.57%
Senate 32	Joe Negron (R) 60.4%	Ray D'Amiano (D) 39.6%
Senate 33	Eleanor Sobel (D) 67.6%	Juan Selaya (R) 32.4%, Rita Gambardella (write-in) 0%
Senate 34	Maria Sachs (D) 52.83%	Ellyn Bogdanoff (R) 47.17%	Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated
Senate 35	Gwen Margolis (D) 61.73%	John Daniel Couriel (R) 38.27%
Senate 36	Oscar Braynon (D)	Unopposed
Senate 37	Anitere Flores (R)	Unopposed
Senate 38	Rene Garcia (R)	Unopposed
Senate 39	Dwight Bullard (D) 70.49%	Scott Hopes (R) 29.51%
Senate 40	Miguel Diaz De La Portilla (R)	Unopposed

Ballot measures

Measure	Description	Result
Amendment 1	Prohibit compulsory health insurance and permit the direct payment of health care expenses	Failed (49% yes)
Amendment 10	Provide a tangible personal property exemption on ad valorem taxes and allow counties and municipalities to establish tangible personal property tax exemptions	Failed (45% yes)
Amendment 11	Allow municipalities and counties to create additional homestead tax exemptions for low-income people above the age of 65 who meet certain requirements	Passed (61% yes)
Amendment 12	Have the chair of the council of state university student body presidents replace the president of the Florida Student Association as the student member of the Board of Governors of the State University System	Failed (42% yes)
Amendment 2	Expand the availability of the homestead property tax discount for veterans injured in combat	Passed (63% yes)
Amendment 3	Increase the state's revenue limitation and require excess funds be deposited into a budget stabilization fund until the fund hits its maximum, at which time the money first be spent on public education and then additional excess funds be returned to the taxpayers	Failed (42% yes)
Amendment 4	Amend the calculations for property assessments and allow for the establishment of an additional homestead tax exemption	Failed (43% yes)
Amendment 5	Amend the state constitution relative to the changing of court rules, require senatorial approval of state Supreme Court justice appointments, and change the process for judicial impeachments	Failed (37% yes)
Amendment 6	Prohibit the use of public funds for abortions or health insurance that includes coverage of abortion, with exceptions	Failed (45% yes)
Amendment 8	Prohibit denials of governmental support on the basis of religious beliefs and allow the use of revenue from the public treasury to fund religious institutions	Failed (45% yes)
Amendment 9	Allow for an ad valorem homestead property tax exemption for surviving spouses of those killed in their work as a first responder or in the military	Passed (62% yes)

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