2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

November 4, 2014

Nominee Adam Putnam Thad Hamilton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,342,392 2,356,178 Percentage 58.7% 41.3%

County results Congressional district results Putnam:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hamilton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Agriculture Commissioner before election Adam Putnam Republican Elected Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam Republican

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.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Adam Putnam, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Thad Hamilton, Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor and Independent candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010^[1]

General election

Candidates

• Adam Putnam (Republican)
• Thad Hamilton (Democratic)
• Jeffrey M. Obos (Write-in)

Endorsements

Adam Putnam

Organizations

• Florida Medical Association^[2]
• Florida Police Benevolent Association^[3]

Newspapers

• The Bradenton Herald^[4]
• The Bradenton Times^[5]
• The Florida Times-Union^[6]
• The Miami Herald^[7]
• Naples Daily News^[8]
• Orlando Sentinel^[9]
• The Palm Beach Post^[10]
• Sun-Sentinel^[11]
• Tallahassee Democrat^[12]
• Tampa Bay Times^[13]
• Tampa Tribune^[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Adam Putnam (R)	Thad Hamilton (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[15]	November 1–2, 2014	1,198	± 2.8%	49%	38%	13%
Saint Leo University[16]	October 16–19, 2014	500	± 4.9%	51%	35%	14%
Public Policy Polling[17]	September 4–7, 2014	818	± 3.8%	42%	37%	22%

By congressional district

Putnam won 21 of 27 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats.^[18]

District	Putnam	Hamilton	Representative
1st	74%	26%	Jeff Miller
2nd	58%	42%	Gwen Graham
3rd	68%	32%	Ted Yoho
4th	69%	31%	Ander Crenshaw
5th	36%	64%	Corrine Brown
6th	65%	35%	Ron DeSantis
7th	63%	37%	John Mica
8th	64%	36%	Bill Posey
9th	51%	49%	Alan Grayson
10th	65%	35%	Daniel Webster
11th	69%	31%	Rich Nugent
12th	67%	33%	Gus Bilirakis
13th	63%	37%	Bill Young
14th	48%	52%	Kathy Castor
15th	69%	31%	Dennis Ross
16th	63%	37%	Vern Buchanan
17th	69%	31%	Tom Rooney
18th	59%	41%	Patrick Murphy
19th	68%	32%	Trey Radel
20th	21%	79%	Alcee Hastings
21st	44%	56%	Ted Deutch
22nd	51%	49%	Lois Frankel
23rd	43%	57%	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
24th	16%	84%	Frederica Wilson
25th	62%	38%	Mario Díaz-Balart
26th	55%	45%	Carlos Curbelo
27th	56%	44%	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

See also

• Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

References

1. Jeff Henderson (July 11, 2013). "Adam Putnam builds for 2014 and the future". Sunshine State News. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
2. Schorsch, Peter (June 30, 2014). "FMA PAC endorses Rick Scott, Florida Cabinet for re-election". SaintPetersBlog. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
3. William March (June 23, 2014). "PBA backs Crist, Atwater, Bondi, Putnam". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
4. "Bradenton Herald recommends Adam Putnam, George Sheldon, Jeff Atwater for Florida Cabinet". The Bradenton Herald. October 12, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
5. "For Commissioner of Agriculture, We Recommend Adam Putnam". The Bradenton Times. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
6. "Putnam the choice for ag commissioner". The Florida Times-Union. October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
7. "Sheldon, Putnam, Atwater for Florida Cabinet". The Miami Herald. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
8. "Editorial: Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam an outstanding choice". Naples Daily News. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
9. "Re-elect Adam Putnam: Editorial". Orlando Sentinel. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
10. "Editorial: Give Putnam another 4 years as ag commissioner". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
11. "Adam Putnam for Ag Commissioner". Sun-Sentinel. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
12. "Our Opinion: Agriculture commissioner". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
13. "Times Recommends: Putnam for Agriculture Commissioner". Tampa Bay Times. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
14. "Tribune endorsements: Bondi for attorney general; Putnam for agriculture commissioner; Atwater for CFO". Tampa Tribune. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
15. Public Policy Polling
16. Saint Leo University
17. Public Policy Polling
18. "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

External links

• Adam Putnam for Commissioner of Agriculture
• Thad Hamilton for Commissioner of Agriculture (archived)