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U.S. President

  • Barack Obama

U.S. Senate

  • Bill Nelson

Congress: District 22

  • Lois Frankel

Congress: District 23

  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Congress: District 25

  • Diaz-Balart

Congress: District 26

  • Joe Garcia

U.S. House: District 27

  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Senate District 33

  • Eleanor Sobel

Senate: District 34

  • Maria Sachs

Senate District 35

  • John Daniel Couriel

Senate: District 39

  • Dwight Bullard

House: District 98

  • Katie Edwards

House: District 99

  • Elaine Schwartz

House: District 104

  • Doug Harrison

House: District 112

  • Alex Diaz de la Portilla

House: District 114

  • Erik Fresen

House: District 115

  • Michael Bileca

House: District 120

  • Holly Raschein

State House Districts 102, 103, 105, 107, 110, 111, 116, 117, 118, 119

  • Ignore the write-ins

Florida Supreme Court

  • Vote Yes to retain the three justices

Miami-Dade charter changes

  • Term limits: Yes
  • Clarify/update names of agencies: Yes
  • Two-thirds vote to change Urban Development Boundary: Yes
  • Incorporation: No
  • Ethics & Public Trust: Yes
  • Election within 90 days: Yes
  • County commission chairman: No

Miami-Dade Commission

  • DISTRICT 3: Audrey M. Edmonson
  • DISTRICT 5: Luis Garcia
  • DISTRICT 11: Juan C. Zapata

Miami Beach: Municipal Charter

  • QUESTION NO. 1: No
  • QUESTION NO. 2: Yes
  • QUESTION NO. 3: Yes
  • QUESTION NO. 4: Yes

Broward Commission

  • District 3: Stacy Ritter
  • District 7: Tim Ryan
  • District 9: Dale V.C. Holness

Judicial Races

  • Broward Group 5: Olga Levine
  • Broward Group 10: Robert 'Bob' Diaz
  • Miami-Dade Group 24: Andrea Wolfson

DCA judges

  • Vote Yes for retention of all seven district court judges

Amendment 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11

  • Vote No To All

Amendment 5 & 12

  • Vote No

Amendment 6

  • Vote No

Amendment 8

  • Vote No

Miami-Dade schools bond referendum

  • Vote Yes

Coral Gables' pickup-truck ordinance

  • Vote Yes

Expansion in Crandon Park

  • Vote YES to No. 238

Pets’ Trust

  • Vote YES to ballot item No. 240

Broward Clerk of Court

  • Howard C. Forman

Broward State Attorney

  • Michael Satz

Broward Sheriff’s Office

  • Al Lamberti

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