2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

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2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
  Adam Putnam, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Scott Maddox (cropped).jpg
Nominee Adam Putnam Scott Maddox
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,908,0861,983,277
Percentage55.94%38.15%

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2010 FL Commissioner of Agriculture election by precinct.svg
Putnam:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Maddox:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60-70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     30–40%     40–50%     50%     No votes

Agriculture
Commissioner before election

Charles H. Bronson
Republican

Elected Agriculture
Commissioner

Adam Putnam
Republican

The 2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. The election was won by Adam Putnam who took office on January 4, 2011.

Contents

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adam PutnamUnopposed100.0

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott MaddoxUnopposed100.0

General election

Agriculture Commissioner of Florida General election, 2010 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adam H. Putnam2,908,08655.94
Democratic Scott Maddox1,983,27738.15
Tea Party of Florida Ira Chester203,5983.92
Independent Thad Hamilton103,7172.00
Total votes5,198,678 100.0
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Florida Department of State - Election Results". doe.dos.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110727130144/http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11%2F2%2F2010&DATAMODE=