2020 Florida Republican presidential primary

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2020 Florida Republican presidential primary

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Candidate  | Donald Trump | Bill Weld
Home state  | Florida[1] | Massachusetts
Delegate count  | 122 | –
Popular vote  | 1,162,984 | 39,319
Percentage  | 93.79% | 3.2%
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The 2020 Florida Republican presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, as one of the three contests scheduled on that date in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election.

## Results

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Incumbent United States president Donald Trump was challenged by three candidates: businessman and perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente of California, former congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. Walsh withdrew from the race prior to the primary.[2]

2020 Florida Republican presidential primary[3][4] Candidate  | Votes  | %  | Estimated
delegates

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Donald Trump (incumbent) | 1,162,984 | 93.79 | 122
Bill Weld | 39,319  | 3.17  |
Joe Walsh (withdrawn) | 25,464  | 2.05  |
Rocky De La Fuente | 12,172  | 0.98  |
Total  | 1,239,939  | 100%  | 122

### Results by county

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2020 Florida Republican primary

(results per county)[3]

County | Donald Trump | Bill Weld | Joe Walsh | Rocky De La Fuente | Total votes cast
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | %
Alachua | 9,178 | 90.51 | 535 | 5.28 | 281 | 2.77 | 146 | 1.44 | 10,140
Baker | 3,074 | 98.97 | 15 | 0.48 | 11 | 0.35 | 6 | 0.19 | 3,106
Bay | 13,250 | 96.84 | 235 | 1.72 | 126 | 0.92 | 72 | 0.53 | 13,683
Bradford | 2,756 | 97.63 | 25 | 0.89 | 28 | 0.99 | 14 | 0.50 | 2,823
Brevard | 53,104 | 93.90 | 1,914 | 3.38 | 1,041 | 1.84 | 493 | 0.87 | 56,552
Broward | 40,176 | 92.00 | 1,716 | 3.93 | 1,223 | 2.80 | 553 | 1.27 | 43,668
Calhoun | 939 | 99.05 | 1 | 0.11 | 5 | 0.53 | 3 | 0.32 | 948
Charlotte | 13,147 | 93.63 | 477 | 3.40 | 311 | 2.21 | 107 | 0.76 | 14,042
Citrus | 18,556 | 95.35 | 480 | 2.47 | 289 | 1.49 | 135 | 0.69 | 19,460
Clay | 17,750 | 95.51 | 392 | 2.11 | 316 | 1.70 | 126 | 0.68 | 18,584
Collier | 34,863 | 93.85 | 1,379 | 3.71 | 609 | 1.64 | 298 | 0.80 | 37,149
Columbia | 4,843 | 97.50 | 64 | 1.29 | 41 | 0.83 | 19 | 0.38 | 4,967
DeSoto | 1,105 | 96.34 | 17 | 1.48 | 18 | 1.57 | 7 | 0.61 | 1,147
Dixie | 1,440 | 98.77 | 9 | 0.62 | 2 | 0.14 | 7 | 0.48 | 1,458
Duval | 50,953 | 94.74 | 1,381 | 2.57 | 979 | 1.82 | 467 | 0.87 | 53,780
Escambia | 26,497 | 94.40 | 837 | 2.98 | 524 | 1.87 | 210 | 0.75 | 28,068
Flagler | 10,308 | 95.60 | 237 | 2.20 | 161 | 1.49 | 76 | 0.70 | 10,782
Franklin | 1,033 | 96.00 | 20 | 1.86 | 16 | 1.49 | 7 | 0.65 | 1,076
Gadsden | 1,275 | 95.65 | 27 | 2.03 | 21 | 1.58 | 10 | 0.75 | 1,333
Gilchrist | 1,695 | 96.53 | 26 | 1.48 | 25 | 1.42 | 10 | 0.57 | 1,756
Glades | 901 | 96.47 | 14 | 1.50 | 12 | 1.28 | 7 | 0.75 | 934
Gulf | 1,534 | 96.84 | 28 | 1.77 | 12 | 0.76 | 10 | 0.63 | 1,584
Hamilton | 919 | 98.71 | 4 | 0.43 | 6 | 0.64 | 2 | 0.21 | 931
Hardee | 1,525 | 97.51 | 10 | 0.64 | 17 | 1.09 | 12 | 0.77 | 1,564
Hendry | 1,769 | 96.51 | 21 | 1.15 | 23 | 1.25 | 20 | 1.09 | 1,833
Hernando | 17,258 | 95.42 | 368 | 2.03 | 312 | 1.73 | 148 | 0.82 | 18,086
Highlands | 7,575 | 96.06 | 142 | 1.80 | 122 | 1.55 | 47 | 0.60 | 7,886
Hillsborough | 68,940 | 92.93 | 2,657 | 3.58 | 1,646 | 2.22 | 939 | 1.27 | 74,182
Holmes | 2,413 | 99.14 | 11 | 0.45 | 7 | 0.29 | 3 | 0.12 | 2,434
Indian River | 14,629 | 93.70 | 541 | 3.47 | 319 | 2.04 | 123 | 0.79 | 15,612
Jackson | 3,469 | 97.97 | 34 | 0.96 | 26 | 0.73 | 12 | 0.34 | 3,541
Jefferson | 887 | 96.73 | 15 | 1.64 | 10 | 1.09 | 5 | 0.55 | 917
Lafayette | 841 | 98.02 | 6 | 0.70 | 6 | 0.70 | 5 | 0.58 | 858
Lake | 25,996 | 95.19 | 612 | 2.24 | 475 | 1.74 | 227 | 0.83 | 27,310
Lee | 58,582 | 92.94 | 2,366 | 3.75 | 1,481 | 2.35 | 605 | 0.96 | 63,034
Leon | 12,686 | 89.70 | 786 | 5.56 | 412 | 2.91 | 259 | 1.83 | 14,143
Levy | 4,644 | 97.46 | 39 | 0.82 | 48 | 1.01 | 34 | 0.71 | 4,765
Liberty | 438 | 98.87 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.45 | 3 | 0.68 | 443
Madison | 1,457 | 97.79 | 17 | 1.14 | 10 | 0.67 | 6 | 0.40 | 1,490
Manatee | 33,334 | 93.65 | 1,248 | 3.51 | 739 | 2.08 | 275 | 0.77 | 35,596
Marion | 27,661 | 95.18 | 634 | 2.18 | 550 | 1.89 | 216 | 0.74 | 29,061
Martin | 12,403 | 91.25 | 675 | 4.97 | 344 | 2.53 | 171 | 1.26 | 13,593
Miami-Dade | 68,359 | 94.22 | 1,801 | 2.48 | 1,214 | 1.67 | 1,179 | 1.63 | 72,553
Monroe | 5,745 | 91.85 | 254 | 4.06 | 169 | 2.70 | 87 | 1.39 | 6,255
Nassau | 11,524 | 96.27 | 259 | 2.16 | 134 | 1.12 | 53 | 0.44 | 11,970
Okaloosa | 17,330 | 93.78 | 580 | 3.14 | 401 | 2.17 | 169 | 0.91 | 18,480
Okeechobee | 2,425 | 97.16 | 28 | 1.12 | 38 | 1.52 | 5 | 0.20 | 2,496
Orange | 41,606 | 91.80 | 1,910 | 4.21 | 1,169 | 2.58 | 637 | 1.41 | 45,322
Osceola | 13,931 | 93.40 | 430 | 2.88 | 334 | 2.24 | 220 | 1.48 | 14,915
Palm Beach | 47,472 | 91.46 | 2,263 | 4.36 | 1,533 | 2.95 | 638 | 1.23 | 51,906
Pasco | 35,678 | 94.59 | 968 | 2.57 | 782 | 2.07 | 292 | 0.77 | 37,720
Pinellas | 72,450 | 90.89 | 3,699 | 4.64 | 2,558 | 3.21 | 1,005 | 1.26 | 79,712
Polk | 38,493 | 95.34 | 959 | 2.38 | 638 | 1.58 | 284 | 0.70 | 40,374
Putnam | 6,115 | 97.61 | 62 | 0.99 | 59 | 0.94 | 29 | 0.46 | 6,265
Santa Rosa | 16,500 | 95.66 | 360 | 2.09 | 272 | 1.58 | 117 | 0.68 | 17,249
Sarasota | 37,352 | 92.31 | 1,706 | 4.22 | 984 | 2.43 | 420 | 1.04 | 40,462
Seminole | 27,009 | 93.00 | 1,127 | 3.88 | 578 | 1.99 | 328 | 1.13 | 29,042
St. Johns | 24,171 | 94.93 | 688 | 2.70 | 406 | 1.59 | 198 | 0.78 | 25,463
St. Lucie | 17,052 | 94.84 | 454 | 2.53 | 335 | 1.86 | 139 | 0.77 | 17,980
Sumter | 21,897 | 96.44 | 452 | 1.99 | 257 | 1.13 | 99 | 0.44 | 22,705
Suwannee | 4,494 | 98.38 | 30 | 0.66 | 34 | 0.74 | 10 | 0.22 | 4,568
Taylor | 2,407 | 98.97 | 14 | 0.58 | 8 | 0.33 | 3 | 0.12 | 2,432
Union | 1,043 | 98.58 | 6 | 0.57 | 4 | 0.38 | 5 | 0.47 | 1,058
Volusia | 33,774 | 93.91 | 1,075 | 2.99 | 811 | 2.26 | 303 | 0.84 | 35,963
Wakulla | 2,755 | 96.60 | 48 | 1.68 | 34 | 1.19 | 15 | 0.53 | 2,852
Walton | 5,140 | 95.63 | 113 | 2.10 | 90 | 1.67 | 32 | 0.60 | 5,375
Washington | 2,459 | 98.24 | 18 | 0.72 | 16 | 0.64 | 10 | 0.40 | 2,503
Total | 1,162,984 | 93.79 | 39,319 | 3.17 | 25,464 | 2.05 | 12,172 | 0.98 | 1,239,939

## References

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1. ^ Matthew Choi (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
2. ^ Michelle Marchante (February 15, 2020). "Want to vote on whether Trump stays? First come the primaries. Here's what to know". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
3. ^ a b "March 17, 2020 Primary Election". Florida Department of State. Florida Division of Elections. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
4. ^ "Florida Republican Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

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