INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – Voters in Indian River County fell in line with the majority of voters throughout the rest of the State of Florida – not only in terms of their elected officials but also the proposed constitutional amendments.
County voters overwhelmingly supported Republican representatives in the US Senate and the US House of Representatives.
One race, though, that Indian River County voters differed with the state on was that between Gubernatorial candidates Rick Scott and Alex Sink.
County voters favored Scott by more than 10,000 votes – by more than 20 percentage points. At the state level, though, Scott eked out a win by a margin of 1.29 percent, more than enough to avoid a recount.
In all the races Indian River County voters were asked to decide, they did so with a wider margin of support for the Republican candidate, according to elections results released by both the State Division of Elections and the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections Office.
Voter support and opposition to the proposed constitutional amendments, too, mirrored the state’s results.
Voters approved half of the six amendments and denied the other half, including Amendments 4 and 8.
Amendment 4 would have required local referendum for comprehensive land use changes approved by locally elected officials.
Amendment 8 would have given school districts flexibility in implementing class size requirements.
In Indian River County, Amendment 8 failed by less than 2 percent, while statewide it failed by more than 5 percent.
Amendment 4 was resoundingly rejected by both county and statewide voters by more than 20 percent.
Here’s a look at the state races and how Indian River County’s votes compare:
RepresentativeStateCounty
US Senate
Marco Rubio
2,613,880 (48.96%)
29,203 (60.85%)
Charlie Crist
1,586,563 (29.72%)
12,150 (25.32%)
Kendrick Meek
1,074,412 (20.12%)
6,028 (12.56%)
US Rep. Dist. 15
Bill Posey
156,865 (64.74%)
31,992 (70.03%)
Shannon Roberts
85,440 (35.26%)
13,692 (29.97%)
Governor
Rick Scott
2,588,417 (48.94%)
27,859 (58.77%)
Alex Sink
2,520,141 (47.65%)
17,602 (37.14%)
Attorney General
Pam Bondi
2,849,211 (54.86%)
28,953 (63.95%)
Dan Gelber
2,148,036 (41.36%)
14,303 (31.59%)
CFO
Jeff Atwater
2,931,139 (57.39%)
31,419 (68.15%)
Loranne Ausley
1,985,372 (38.87%)
12,917 (28.02%)
Comm. of Agriculture
Adam Putnam
2,873,827 (56.02%)
30,155 (66.47%)
Scott Maddox
1,952,960 (38.07%)
11,928 (26.29%)
State Rep. Dist. 80
Debbie Mayfield
40,808 (100%)
25,992 (95.46%)
Write-In
00 (0%)
1,237 (4.54%)
State Constitutional Amendments
Need 60 percent to pass
Amendment 1: Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement
Choice StateCounty
Yes:
2,554,405 (52.50%)
23,338 (53.70%)
No:
2,311,534 (47.50%)
20,121 (46.30%)
Amendment 2: Homestead Ad Valorem Tax Credit for Deployed Military Personnel
Choice StateCounty
Yes:
3,884,694 (77.81%)
32,647 (73.17%)
No:
1,108,160 (22.19%)
11,970 (26.83%)
Amendment 4: Referenda Required for Adoption and Amendment of Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plans
Choice StateCounty
Yes:
1,658,751 (32.91%)
18,602 (41.27%)
No:
3,381,513 (67.09%)
26,473 (58.73%)
Amendment 5: Standards for Legislature to Follow in Legislative Redistricting
Choice StateCounty
Yes:
3,114,322 (62.54%)
27,441 (62.88%)
No:
1,865,364 (37.46%)
16,199 (37.12%)
Amendment 6: Standards for Legislature to Follow in Congressional Redistricting
Choice StateCounty
Yes:
3,112,363 (62.88%)
27,381 (63.16%)
No:
1,837,588 (37.12%)
15,968 (36.84%)
Amendment 8: Revision of the Class Size Requirements for Public Schools
Choice StateCounty
Yes:
2,720,999 (54.55%)
25,627 (58.11%)
No:
2,267,514 (45.45%)
18,476 (41.89%)