2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

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2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
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Nominee Adam Putnam Thad Hamilton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote3,342,3922,356,178
Percentage58.7%41.3%

Florida AG Commissioner Election Results by County, 2014.svg
County results
Putnam:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Hamilton:     50–60%     60–70%

Agriculture
Commissioner before election

Adam Putnam
Republican

Elected Agriculture
Commissioner

Adam Putnam
Republican

The 2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was re-elected to a second term in office. [1]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Adam
Putnam (R)
Thad
Hamilton (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 1–2, 20141,198± 2.8%49%38%13%
Saint Leo University October 16–19, 2014500± 4.9%51%35%14%
Public Policy Polling September 4–7, 2014818± 3.8%42%37%22%

By congressional district

Putnam won 21 of 27 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats. [15]

DistrictPutnamHamiltonRepresentative
1st 74%26% Jeff Miller
2nd 58%42% Gwen Graham
3rd 68%32% Ted Yoho
4th 69%31% Ander Crenshaw
5th 36%64% Corrine Brown
6th 65%35% Ron DeSantis
7th 63%37% John Mica
8th 64%36% Bill Posey
9th 51%49% Alan Grayson
10th 65%35% Daniel Webster
11th 69%31% Rich Nugent
12th 67%33% Gus Bilirakis
13th 63%37% Bill Young
14th 48%52% Kathy Castor
15th 69%31% Dennis Ross
16th 63%37% Vern Buchanan
17th 69%31% Tom Rooney
18th 59%41% Patrick Murphy
19th 68%32% Trey Radel
20th 21%79% Alcee Hastings
21st 44%56% Ted Deutch
22nd 51%49% Lois Frankel
23rd 43%57% Debbie Wasserman Schultz
24th 16%84% Frederica Wilson
25th 62%38% Mario Díaz-Balart
26th 55%45% Carlos Curbelo
27th 56%44% Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

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