2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

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

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

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Adam Putnam
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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

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Adam Putnam, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner[1]

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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

## General election

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### Candidates

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

#### Endorsements

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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

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Adam
Putnam (R)  | Thad
Hamilton (D)  | Undecided

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Public Policy Polling | November 1–2, 2014  | 1,198  | ± 2.8%  | 49% | 38%  | 13%
Saint Leo University | October 16–19, 2014  | 500  | ± 4.9%  | 51% | 35%  | 14%
Public Policy Polling | September 4–7, 2014  | 818  | ± 3.8%  | 42% | 37%  | 22%

### By congressional district

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Putnam won 21 of 27 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats.[15]

District  | Putnam  | Hamilton  | Representative

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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

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* Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

## External links

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

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