2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

November 2, 2010

Nominee Adam Putnam Scott Maddox Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,908,086 1,983,277 Percentage 55.94% 38.15%

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 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.

Republican primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Putnam	Unopposed	100.0

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Maddox	Unopposed	100.0

General election

2010 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Adam Putnam	2,908,086	55.94%	−1.04%
	Democratic	Scott Maddox	1,983,277	38.15%	−4.87%
	Tea Party of Florida	Ira Chester	203,598	3.92%	—
	Independent	Thad Hamilton	103,717	2.00%	—
Majority			924,809	17.79%	+3.84%
Turnout			5,198,678
	Republican hold

References

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