Florida's 12th congressional district election, 2010

Florida's 12th congressional district
Current Representative Dennis A. Ross (R–Bartow)
Distribution 84.25% urban, 15.75% rural
Population (2000) 639,296
Median income $37,396
Ethnicity 72.1% White, 13.0% Black, 1.1% Asian, 12.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+6

Florida's 12th District consists of the majority of Polk County, Florida and parts of Hillsborough and Osceola Counties. It is currently represented by five-term congressman Adam Putnam. In February 2009, Putnam decided to run for the Commissioner of Agriculture, and finish his term in Congress.

In the 2010 primary election, the Republican Party nominated the former Member of the Florida House of Representatives Dennis A. Ross and the Democratic Party nominated the Polk County Supervisor of elections Lori Edwards. Polk County Commissioner Randy Wilkinson will also join in the election as the nominee from the Tea Party.

Primary results

Republican primary

Republican Primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis A. Ross 33,070 69.0
Republican John W. Lindsey Jr. 14,871 31.0
Total votes 47,941 100

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Edwards 24,727 75.2
Democratic Doug Tudor 8,158 24.8
Total votes 32,885 100

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References

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      General election

      General Election results
      Party Candidate Votes %
      Republican Dennis A. Ross 101,245 48.1
      Democratic Lori Edwards 86,515 41.1
      Republican Randy Wilkinson 22,668 10.8
      Total votes 210,428 100
      http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G10/NoMajorityContests.phtml

      Fundraising

      Candidate (Party) Receipts Disbursements Cash On Hand Debt
      Dennis Ross (R) $1,063,314 $853,161 $210,153 $0
      Lori Edwards (D) $550,383 $359,581 $190,802 $0
      Randy Wilkinson (R) $46,067 $46,859 $2,351 $0
      Source: Federal Election Commission<ref>"2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Florida". fec.gov. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
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