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The 1986 Florida Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1986. Bob Butterworth would be elected defeating Jim Watt with 58.63% of the vote. Incumbent James C. Smith would not run in this election. [1]
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The 1986 Florida Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1986. Bob Butterworth would be elected defeating Jim Watt with 58.63% of the vote. Incumbent James C. Smith would not run in this election. [1]
Primary elections were held on September 2, 1986. [1]
The positions for Walt Dartland are known. Dartland would say while running for Attorney General that he was opposed to the death penalty, giving the juries the option of recommending life sentences without parole instead of the death penalty. He would also uniquely offer a money-back guarantee for anyone who made a donation under $100 and was unsatisfied with his performance when he became attorney general would give a refund. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ed M. Dunn, Jr. | 315,897 | 34.1%' | |
| Democratic | Bob Butterworth | 301,192 | 32.5% | |
| Democratic | Joe Gersten | 231,171 | 25.0% | |
| Democratic | Walt Dartland | 77,758 | 8.4% | |
| Total votes | 926,018 | 100 | ||
Watt would be in favor of: giving tougher penalties to those who were crack cocaine dealers, give more power to the attorney general for fighting consumer fraud especially for the elderly, limiting the number of appeals death row inmates can make, increase the federal government's commitments to intersect drug smugglers, giving state cabinet members two terms while he would be against gambling in casinos. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Watt | 346,429 | 73.2% | |
| Republican | C. Lavon Ward | 126,782 | 26.8% | |
| Total votes | 473,211 | 100 | ||
Bob Butterworth, Democratic
Jim Watt, Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Bob Butterworth | 1,900,890 | 58.63% | ||
| Republican | Jim Watt | 1,341,090 | 41.37% | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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