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The 2010 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Republican -turned- independent incumbent Governor Charlie Crist chose not to run for a second term and he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate seat vacated by Mel Martínez . [ 2 ]
Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821. [1] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.
In Florida, the governor and lieutenant governor run as a ticket. Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink won their respective party's primaries; Scott named Jennifer Carroll as his lieutenant-governor running mate while Sink named Rod Smith. Scott would go on to win the general election by plurality, thus holding the seat for the GOP.
The following tables indicate party affiliation in the U.S. state of Florida for the individual elected offices of: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Chief Financial Officer; Commissioner of Agriculture; As well as the following historical offices that were elected from 1889 to 2005: Secretary of State; Comptroller
Bob Graham was a towering figure in Florida politics, working to achieve bipartisan goals in education, economy and environmental protection. Who is Bob Graham? Here’s what to know about the ...
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Governor Martin O'Malley sought a second term in 2010. [81] He was elected with 53% of the vote in 2006. Former Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich on March 30, 2010, announced that he would run. [82] In the last election, in 2006, O'Malley narrowly defeated Ehrlich, who ran as an incumbent. In the primary, Ehrlich faced business owner Brian Murphy ...
Florida's political class paid homage to the late Gov. and U.S. Sen. Graham after news of his death Tuesday night at the age of 87. His daughter Gwen, a former member of Congress for the ...