2010 Florida elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 Florida elections Florida no 2008 Florida elections 2008 2012 Florida elections 2012 Elections were held in Florida on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 24, 2010. Florida had 4.6 million Democrats and 4 million Republicans. The latter outpolled Democrats among the 2.4 million independent voters and attracted conservative Democrats in cross-party voting. While running behind Republicans generally, the Democrats ran strongly in every urban area of the state. They lost by lopsided margins in the far Panhandle, Southwest Florida and the Space Coast.Bill Cotterell Democrats choose new party chairman http://www.floridatoday.com/article/CD/20110109/CAPITOLNEWS/101090334/New-party-head-tells-Dems-to-stop-pouting Florida Today Melbourne, Florida 8B,5B 9 January 2011 Federal United States Senate United States Senate election in Florida, 2010 Main contenders for Florida's open Senate seat include Republican Marco Rubio, Democrat Kendrick Meek, and independent Charlie Crist, along with many other third-party and independent candidates. Rubio won the election. United States House United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2010 All twenty-five of Florida's seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2010. Republicans gained 4 seats to obtain a 19-6 majority in the delegation. State Governor and Lieutenant Governor 2010 Florida gubernatorial election Incumbent governor Charlie Crist did not run for re-election, choosing instead to run for election as senator (initially as a Republican, then later as an independent). In Florida, the governor and lieutenant governor run as a ticket. Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink won their respective party's primaries; Scott named Jennifer Carroll as his lieutenant-governor running mate while Sink named Rod Smith. Scott would go on to win the general election by plurality, thus holding the seat for the GOP. State Senate 2010 Florida Senate election Approximately one-half of the forty seats of the Florida Senate were up for election in 2010. State House of Representatives 2010 Florida House of Representatives election All 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Attorney General 2010 Florida Attorney General election Republican Pam Bondi, Democrat Dan Gelber and independent Jim Lewis ran for Florida Attorney General, with Bondi winning the election. Chief financial officer 2010 Florida Chief Financial Officer election The Republican candidate, Jeff Atwater, won the election. Commissioner of Agriculture 2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election The Republican candidate, Adam Putnam, won the election and became the commissioner of agriculture and consumer services. Judicial positions Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010, including four justices of the Supreme Court of Florida. Florida judicial elections, 2010 at Ballotpedia Ballot measures Seven measures were certified for the 2010 ballot; of those, six were constitutional amendments, and one was an advisory referendum. 2010 Florida Amendment 1 2010 Florida Amendment 2 2010 Florida Amendment 4 2010 Florida Amendment 5 2010 Florida Amendment 6 2010 Florida Amendment 8 2010 Florida Federal Budget Advisory Question 300px|thumb|Amendment 1 results by county Yes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #DEDEBD 50–60% 300px|thumb|Amendment 2 results by county Yes: #28497C 80–90% #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% 300px|thumb|Amendment 4 results by county No: #5D5D2D 80–90% #8B8B54 70–80% #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% Yes: #B6C8D9 50–60% 300px|thumb|Amendment 5 results by county Yes: #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% 300px|thumb|Amendment 6 results by county Yes: #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #BCBC83 60–70% #DEDEBD 50–60% 300px|thumb|Amendment 8 results by county Yes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No: #DEDEBD 50–60% 300px|thumb|Amendment 10 results by county Yes: #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% Local Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010. Notes External links Elections Division of the Florida Secretary of State Florida Candidate List at Imagine Election – Search for candidates by zip code Candidates for Florida State Offices at Project Vote Smart Florida Congressional Races in 2010 for campaign finance data for federal races from OpenSecrets Florida State Races in 2010 campaign finance data for state races from Follow the Money Florida