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Main article: United States presidential election, 2016
United States presidential election in Florida, 2016
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Nominee Hillary Clinton Donald Trump
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Tim Kaine Mike Pence
Incumbent President

Barack Obama
Democratic



The 2016 United States presidential election in Florida will take place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participate. Voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The GOP received 612,923 more popular votes in the primaries than the Democratic Party, whereas in 2008, the GOP had only received 368,044 more votes than the Democratic Party.

On March 15, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Florida voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, America's Party, Constitution, and Socialism and Liberation parties' respective nominees for President (Green on July 31). Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated weren't able to vote in any primaries. Florida is a 'winner take all' voting state for Republicans, but is a proportional voting state for Democrats.

Florida is considered one of the most competitive states in the U.S. It has voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election since 1996. Had it flipped sides in 2000 or 2004, the winner of the election would have changed.

This is Donald Trump's second home state. Last year, the state became more popular than New York, which was the most populous state from the late 1800s decade until the late 1970s. The last time it voted Democrat by double digits was 1948.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Main article: Florida Democratic primary, 2016

Debates and Forums

March 9, 2016 – Miami, Florida

Candidate Airtime Polls[1]
Clinton 23:29 51.0%
Sanders 17:51 39.6%

The eighth debate took place on March 9, 2016, at 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time in Building 7 of the Kendall Campus of Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida. It was broadcast through a partnership between Univision and The Washington Post.[2][3] The debate was discussed during a job interview conducted in early 2015 between the Democratic National Committee's then-Communications Director Mo Elleithee and future Hispanic Media Director Pablo Manriquez. After starting at the DNC in April 2015, Manriquez "talked about the idea for a debate for Democratic candidates on Univision to anyone who had ears to listen."[4] The debate was officially announced on November 2, 2015.[5]

Opinion polling

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 § Florida

Results

Election results by county.
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders

Three candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:

e • d 2016 Democratic Party's presidential nominating process in Florida
– Summary of results –
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton 1,101,414 64.44% 141 24 165
Bernie Sanders 568,839 33.28% 73 2 75
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) 38,930 2.28%
Uncommitted — 0 6 6
Total 1,709,183 100% 214 32 246
Source: [6][7]
Florida Democratic primary, March 15, 2016
District Delegates Votes Clinton Votes Sanders Votes Qualified Clinton delegates Sanders delegates
1 3 26987 18497 45484 2 1
2 6 50190 34073 84263 4 2
3 4 32070 27974 60044 2 2
4 4 33920 22765 56685 2 2
5 6 55855 18639 74494 4 2
6 5 37995 24443 62438 3 2
7 5 37410 26795 64205 3 2
8 5 39384 24376 63760 3 2
9 5 40609 19880 60489 3 2
10 5 38011 22213 60224 3 2
11 5 38061 21590 59651 3 2
12 5 35498 23172 58670 3 2
13 6 44121 29707 73828 4 2
14 6 49146 23617 72763 4 2
15 5 32793 20712 53505 3 2
16 6 43921 25856 69777 4 2
17 4 29899 17045 46944 3 1
18 6 42804 20620 63424 4 2
19 4 31958 17235 49193 3 1
20 7 61998 15761 77759 6 1
21 7 57723 22100 79823 5 2
22 6 49602 22209 71811 4 2
23 6 44510 19974 64484 4 2
24 8 59274 13893 73167 6 2
25 3 24897 9287 34184 2 1
26 4 32069 14148 46217 3 1
27 4 30709 12258 42967 3 1
Total 140 1101414 568839 1670253 93 47
PLEO 28 1101414 568839 1670253 18 10
At Large 46 1101414 568839 1670253 30 16
Gr. Total 214 1101414 568839 1670253 141 73
Total vote 64.44% 33.28% 1,709,183
Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections

Republican primary

Main article: Florida Republican primary, 2016

Forums and Debates

March 10, 2016 – Coral Gables, Florida

Candidate Airtime Polls[8]
Trump 27:21 36.0%
Cruz 21:42 21.8%
Rubio 21:23 18.0%
Kasich 18:49 12.0%

The twelfth debate was the fourth and final debate to air on CNN and led into the Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Missouri, and Ohio primaries on March 15. The candidates debated at the University of Miami, moderated by Jake Tapper and questioned by CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash, Salem Radio Network talk-show host Hugh Hewitt, and Washington Times contributor Stephen Dinan. The Washington Times cohosted the debate.[9] The debate was originally scheduled considering the unlikelihood that a candidate would clinch the Republican nomination before March 15, due to the overall size of the field.[10] On the day of the debate, CNN summarized the immediate stakes: "This debate comes just five days ahead of 'Super Tuesday 3', when more than 350 delegates are decided, including winner-take-all contests in Florida and Ohio. Both Trump and Rubio are predicting [a win in] Florida. For Trump, a win here would fuel his growing momentum and further grow his delegate lead; for Rubio, losing his home state could be the death knell for his campaign."[11] This was the twelfth and final debate appearance of Rubio, who suspended his campaign on March 15.[12]

Results

Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:

Florida Republican primary, March 15, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 1,079,870 45.72% 99 0 99
Marco Rubio 638,661 27.04% 0 0 0
Ted Cruz 404,891 17.14% 0 0 0
John Kasich 159,976 6.77% 0 0 0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 43,511 1.84% 0 0 0
Ben Carson (withdrawn) 21,207 0.90% 0 0 0
Rand Paul (withdrawn) 4,450 0.19% 0 0 0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) 2,624 0.11% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 2,493 0.11% 0 0 0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) 1,899 0.08% 0 0 0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 1,211 0.05% 0 0 0
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn) 693 0.03% 0 0 0
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) 319 0.01% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 2,361,805 100.00% 99 0 99
Source: The Green Papers

Green primary

The Green Party held a primary in Florida on July 31, 2016. Early voting began on July 25.[13]

On July 31, 2016, the Green Party of Florida announced that Jill Stein had won the Florida primary via instant-runoff voting.

Green Party of Florida Primary - First Round
Candidate Votes Percentage National Delegates
Jill Stein 18 52.9%
Elijah Manley 14 41.2%
William Kreml 1 2.9%
Kent Mesplay 1 2.9%
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry 0
Darryl Cherney 0
Total 34 100%
Green Party of Florida Primary - Second Round
Candidate Votes Percentage National Delegates
Jill Stein 19 55.9%
Elijah Manley 14 41.2%
William Kreml 1 2.9%
Total 34 100
Green Party of Florida Primary - Third Round
Candidate Votes Percentage National Delegates
Jill Stein 20 58.8% 15
Elijah Manley 14 41.2% 10
Total 34 100 25

Polling

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2016 § Florida

See also

References

  1. ^ RealClearPolitics.com"
  2. ^ "Miami Dade College To Host Democratic Presidential Debate". wlrn.org. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  3. ^ "DNC/Florida Democratic Party Primary Debate Hosted by Univision News and The Washington Post to Take Place at the Nation's Largest and Most Diverse College, Miami Dade College, on March 9, 2016 - Univision". Univision. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. ^ Avendaño, Alberto (2015-12-18). "Él impulsa el debate hispano entre los precandidatos demócratas". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  5. ^ "Univision/Washington Post Democratic debate to be held March 9". POLITICO. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  6. ^ The Green Papers
  7. ^ Florida Division of Elections - Official Primary Results
  8. ^ "RealClearPolitics - Election 2016 - 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination".
  9. ^ Wemple, Erik (January 20, 2016). "CNN partnering with the Washington Times for March 10 debate in Miami". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "CNN announces March debate in Florida". Politico. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Republican Debate in Miami: What to Watch". CNN.com. March 10, 2016.
  12. ^ Peters, Jeremy; Barbaro, Michael (March 15, 2016). "Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 Presidential Primary". Green Party of Florida. May 5, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
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