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.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Adam Putnam, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Thad Hamilton, Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor and Independent candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010
General election Candidates Adam Putnam (Republican) Thad Hamilton (Democratic) Jeffrey M. Obos (Write-in)
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror AdamPutnam (R) ThadHamilton (D) UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling November 1–2, 2014 1,198 ± 2.8% 49% 38% 13%Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo University October 16–19, 2014 500 ± 4.9% 51% 35% 14%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling September 4–7, 2014 818 ± 3.8% 42% 37% 22%
Results
By congressional district Putnam won 21 of 27 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats.
District Putnam Hamilton Representative74% 26%Jeff Miller 58% 42%Gwen Graham 68% 32%Ted Yoho 69% 31%Ander Crenshaw 36% 64%Corrine Brown 65% 35%Ron DeSantis 63% 37%John Mica 64% 36%Bill Posey 51% 49%Alan Grayson 65% 35%Daniel Webster 69% 31%Rich Nugent 67% 33%Gus Bilirakis 63% 37%Bill Young 48% 52%Kathy Castor 69% 31%Dennis Ross 63% 37%Vern Buchanan 69% 31%Tom Rooney 59% 41%Patrick Murphy 68% 32%Trey Radel 21% 79%Alcee Hastings 44% 56%Ted Deutch 51% 49%Lois Frankel 43% 57%Debbie Wasserman Schultz 16% 84%Frederica Wilson 62% 38%Mario Díaz-Balart 55% 45%Carlos Curbelo 56% 44%Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
See also Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
References
External links Adam Putnam for Commissioner of Agriculture Thad Hamilton for Commissioner of Agriculture (archived)