General Election, November 2, 2004

(includes provisional and write-in ballots)

Election Results

NOTE: For multi-county contests, the results below are only for the Brevard County portion of the contest. The statewide results can be obtained from the Florida Division of Elections.

 

Total Registered Voters	338,195
Total Ballots Cast	265,965	78.64%

President and Vice-President

Vote for One

George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (Rep)	152,948	57.65%
John F. Kerry/John Edwards (Dem)	110,256	41.56%
M. Peroutka/C. Baldwin (Const.)	208	0.08%
M. Badnarik/R. Campagna (Liber.)	511	0.19%
David Cobb/P. LaMarche (Green)	117	0.04%
James Harris/M. Trowe (Soc. Wrk.)	25	0.01%
W. Brown/M. A. Herbert (Socialist)	27	0.01%
Ralph Nader/P. M. Camejo (Reform)	1,196	0.45%

Congressional

United States Senator - Vote for One

Mel Martinez (Rep)	142,330	54.53%
Betty Castor (Dem)	111,463	42.63%
Dennis F. Bradley (Veterans)	7,676	2.94%
Peter Blass (Write-in)	0	0.00%
Rachele Fruit (Write-in)	1	0.00%
Mark Stufft (Write-in)	2	0.00%
Nancy Travis (Write-in)	0	0.00%

Representative in Congress, 15th Congressional District - Vote for One

Dave Weldon (Rep)	125,569	66.13%
Simon Pristoop (Dem)	64,307	33.87%

Legislative

State Representative, 30th House District - Vote for One

Thad Altman (Rep)	48,405	62.73%
Shirley D. Bradshaw (Dem)	28,755	37.27%

State Representative, 31st House District - Vote for One

Mitch Needelman (Rep)	45,351	68.12%
Gerda Termitus (Dem)	21,226	31.88%

State Representative, 32nd House District - Vote for One

Bob Allen (Rep)	46,468	99.83%
Thomas W. Brunson (Write-in)	81	0.17%

County

Sheriff - Vote for One

Jack Parker (Rep)	174,888	68.60%
Bob Sarver (Dem)	80,048	31.40%
Roland R. Carlson (Write-in)	13	0.00%

Property Appraiser - Vote for One

Jim Ford (Rep)	170,183	67.20%
Penny Farrar (Dem)	83,081	32.80%

Tax Collector - Vote for One

Joan Needelman (Rep)	93,023	36.47%
Rod Northcutt (Dem)	162,054	63.53%

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 3 - Vote for One

Helen Voltz (Rep)	26,763	55.47%
Jane Anne Havet (Dem)	21,482	44.53%

Member Board of County Commissioners, District 5 - Vote for One

Jackie Colon (Rep)	30,125	65.94%
Margarita Ilecki (Dem)	15,560	34.06%

Nonpartisan

Justice of the Supreme Court

Shall Justice Kenneth B. Bell of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes	155,096	69.94%
No	66,646	30.06%

Shall Justice Raoul G. Cantero III of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes	146,666	66.85%
No	72,715	33.15%

District Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District

Shall Judge Jacqueline R. Griffin of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes	152,073	70.26%
No	64,359	29.74%

Shall Judge David A. Monaco of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes	146,903	68.78%
No	66,675	31.22%

Shall Judge Earle W. Peterson, Jr. of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes	146,999	69.19%
No	65,467	30.81%

Shall Judge Winifred J. Sharp of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes	142,529	66.99%
No	70,220	33.01%

Shall Judge Vincent G. Torpy, Jr. of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Yes	147,727	68.02%
No	69,470	31.98%

Member School Board, District 3 - Vote for One

Amy Kneessy	27,323	62.43%
Rich Wilson	16,443	37.57%

Member School Board, District 4 - Vote for One

Larry E. Hughes	28,499	57.02%
Harold Parten	21,484	42.98%

City of Cape Canaveral

City Council - Vote for No More Than Two

Jim Morgan	2,416	33.35%
Leo Nicholas	991	13.68%
Buzz Petsos	2,180	30.09%
Craig Stewart	1,034	14.27%
Richard Treverton	624	8.61%

City of Cocoa

Mayor - Vote for One

Mike Blake	3,248	48.18%
Jeff G. Getrost	126	1.87%
David R. Golding	1,338	19.85%
Brenda Warner	2,029	30.10%

City Council, District 2 - Vote for One

Diane Haines	437	36.91%
Jake Williams, Jr.	747	63.09%

City Council, District 3 - Vote for One

Bill Gober	648	34.95%
Charlie Love	1,206	65.05%

City of Cocoa Beach

City Commissioner, Seat 5 - Vote for One

Jack Dubois	3,125	46.36%
Don John	3,616	53.64%

Town of Malabar

Mayor - Vote for One

Tom Eschenberg	580	41.64%
Brian E. Hunter	195	14.00%
Donald E. Krieger	281	20.17%
Vickie Thomas	337	24.19%

City of Melbourne

Mayor - Vote for One

Harry C. Goode	15,923	52.81%
Ed Palmer	11,183	37.09%
William Perry	3,047	10.11%

Council Member, District 1 - Vote for One

Richard P. Contreras	14,600	53.52%
Mike Nowlin	12,678	46.48%

Council Member, District 2 - Vote for One

Matthew Carroll	7,467	27.26%
Mark LaRusso	10,522	38.41%
William Lovin	9,407	34.34%

Council Member, District 3 - Vote for One

Lynne Flora	3,236	11.77%
Cleave Frink	4,030	14.65%
Kathy Meehan	13,033	47.39%
R. Richard Ott	3,298	11.99%
Merrill Robertson	1,201	4.37%
Manuel Rodriguez	2,705	9.84%

Town of Melbourne Beach

Mayor - Vote for One

Bruce Black	720	37.99%
Lynette Fodor	152	8.02%
William G. Stacey	1,023	53.98%

Commissioner-at-Large - Vote No More Than Two

Frank E. Cariou	730	23.46%
Donnie L. Price	1,020	32.48%
Thomas R. Shaw	520	16.71%
Sandy Wilson	842	27.06%

Town of Melbourne Village

Commissioner - Vote for No More Than Three

Angie Corley	166	13.74%
John Farrell	343	28.39%
Priscilla Griffith	347	28.73%
Lyle Zody	352	29.14%

City of Palm Bay

City Council, Seat 4 - Vote for One

Andy Anderson	15,667	47.35%
Janet Laimont	12,178	36.81%
Tom Sellers	5,242	15.84%

City Council, Seat 5 - Vote for One

Donna M. Brooks	22,038	69.51%
Bruce Wechsler	9,668	30.49%

City of Titusville

City Council Member, Seat 1 - Vote for One

Polly Phillips	8,955	47.71%
Paul Secor	9,816	52.29%

City Council Member, Seat 2 - Vote for One

Herman Cole	7,085	37.99%
Jim Tulley	11,564	62.01%

Mayor, Seat 4 - Vote for One

Ron Swank	11,669	60.17%
Pinky Yount	7,723	39.83%

City of West Melbourne

City Council, Seat 1 - Vote for One

Jan Lieson	2,510	40.12%
Hal J. Rose	3,746	59.88%

City Council, Seat 2 - Vote for One

Louis Distefano	1,177	19.82%
Sammye Grymes	943	15.88%
Andrew Jones	1,349	22.71%
Duke Salberg	2,470	41.59%

Sebastian Inlet District

Commissioner, District 1 - Vote for One

Jenny Lawton Seal	52,607	59.29%
David A. Pasley	36,123	40.71%

Commissioner, District 5 - Vote for One

Jim Culberson	31,079	34.49%
Bob Hartman	27,315	30.32%
Sherri Quarrie	31,704	35.19%

Barefoot Bay Recreation District

Trustee, Group 1 - Vote for One

Joseph B. Klosky	1,903	49.88%
Wilma C. Weglein	1,912	50.12%

Trustee, Group 9 - Vote for One

Harry R. Bailey	1,866	48.98%
Bill Helmerich	1,944	51.02%

Baytree Community Development District

Supervisor, Group 2 - Vote for One

Ronald Adkins	241	37.48%
Maria G. Hernandez	402	62.52%

Proposed Constitutional Amendments or Other Public Measures

Amendment 1 - Article X - Miscellaneous

Yes	166,062	65.61%
No	87,032	34.39%

Amendment 2 - Constitutional Amendments Proposed by Initiative

Yes	171,304	71.63%
No	67,859	28.37%

Amendment 3 - Medical Liability Claimants Compensation

Yes	171,487	67.30%
No	83,333	32.70%

Amendment 4 - Miami-Dade and Broward Slot Machines

Yes	118,006	46.91%
No	133,572	53.09%

Amendment 5 - Minimum Wage

Yes	172,069	66.87%
No	85,264	33.13%

Amendment 6 - Repeal High Speed Rail

Yes	156,345	62.33%
No	94,476	37.67%

Amendment 7 - Patient's Right to Know

Yes	211,326	83.25%
No	42,530	16.75%

Amendment 8 - Public Protection from Repeated Medical Malpractice

Yes	189,598	74.88%
No	63,593	25.12%

County Referendum 1 - Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions

Yes - For Authority	152,938	62.59%
No - Against Authority	91,407	37.41%

County Referendum 2 - Environmentally Endangered Land

For Bonds	169,968	69.04%
Against Bonds	76,219	30.96%

County Charter Amendment 1 - Adequate Time for Charter Review

Yes for Approval	94,066	40.90%
No for Rejection	135,937	59.10%

County Charter Amendment 2 - Amendment and Transfer of Preamble

Yes	111,215	52.44%
No	100,866	47.56%

County Charter Amendment 3 - Truth in Taxation

Yes	213,735	89.51%
No	25,059	10.49%

City of Cape Canaveral

Annexation Referendum - City Portion

Yes - For Annexation	2,510	55.52%
No - Against Annexaton	2,011	44.48%

Annexation Referendum - Non-City Portion

Yes - For Annexation	93	18.34%
No - Against Annexation	414	81.66%

City of Cocoa

Referendum 1 - Revised City Charter

Yes - For Revised City Charter	3,075	47.39%
No - Against Revised City Charter	3,414	52.61%

Non-Binding Question - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

Yes - Approve of Contract	2,914	43.91%
No - Disapprove of Contract	3,723	56.09%

City of Cocoa Beach

Annexation Referendum

Yes - For Annexation	128	15.29%
No - Against Annexation	709	84.71%

Town of Melbourne Beach

Charter Amendment 1 - Municipal Court System

Yes (for Approval)	1,264	69.34%
No (for Rejection)	559	30.66%

Charter Amendment 2 - Meeting Attendance

Yes (for Approval)	954	51.90%
No (for Rejection)	884	48.10%

Charter Amendment 3 - Public Hearings Before Budget Adoption

Yes (for Approval)	1,391	76.26%
No (for Rejection)	433	23.74%

Charter Amendment 4 - Duties

Yes (for Approval)	1,372	75.05%
No (for Rejection)	456	24.95%

Charter Amendment 5 - Ethics Violations

Yes (for Approval)	1,607	83.52%
No (for Rejection)	317	16.48%

Charter Amendment 6 - Term Limits

Yes (for Approval)	1,372	71.16%
No (for Rejection)	556	28.84%

City of Titusville

Referendum 1 - Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption

Yes - For Authority	12,684	63.92%
No - Against Authority	7,161	36.08%

Charter Amendment 2 - Bonds to Purchase Property on Indian River

For Bonds	12,665	63.96%
Against Bonds	7,135	36.04%

City of West Melbourne

Question 1 - Terms of Office

Yes	2,754	40.61%
No	4,028	59.39%

Question 2 - Compensation of Council Members and Mayor

Yes	2,993	43.83%
No	3,836	56.17%