Tampa Bay’s electorate got an early chance to voice its opinion at the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Political Hob Nob held last night at the Tampa Bay History Center. Nearly 400 attendees, including 50 candidates for office, were on hand to kick off the election season. The event was sponsored by Tucker Hall and Broad and Cassel.
A straw poll vote was conducted by Kids Voting Tampa Bay, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to educating students on the democratic process. Attendees could vote at computer stations or on their smartphones using a personalized code. The results are as follows, including only those candidates who received votes:
| U.S. Senator | Party | Votes |
| Marco Rubio | (REP) | 47.8% |
| Charlie Crist | (NPA) | 33.2% |
| Kendrick B. Meek | (DEM) | 6.6% |
| Jeff Greene | (DEM) | 4.4% |
| Alexander Andrew Snitker | (LIB) | 3.1% |
| Maurice A. Ferre | (DEM) | 1.3% |
| William Escoffrey III | (REP) | 0.9% |
| Glenn A. Burkett | (DEM) | 0.9% |
| Belinda Gail Quarterman-Noah | (WRI) | 0.9% |
| Bernie DeCastro | (CPF) | 0.4% |
| Lewis Jerome Armstrong | (NPA) | 0.4% |
| U.S. Representative, Dist. 9 | Party | Votes |
| Gus Michael Bilirakis | (REP) | 78.9% |
| Anita de Palma | (DEM) | 14.6% |
| Phil Hindahl | (DEM) | 6.5% |
| U.S. Representative, Dist. 11 | Party | Votes |
| Kathy Castor | (DEM) | 29.2% |
| Mike Prendergast | (REP) | 27.8% |
| Tim Curtis | (DEM) | 15.7% |
| Tony Buntyn | (REP) | 10.2% |
| Thomas C. Castellano | (REP) | 9.7% |
| Eddie Adams Jr. | (REP) | 7.4% |
| U.S. Representative, Dist. 12 | Party | Votes |
| Dennis A. Ross | (REP) | 46.7% |
| Doug Tudor | (DEM) | 17.4% |
| Lori Edwards | (DEM) | 13.2% |
| John W. Lindsey, Jr. | (REP) | 11.4% |
| Randy Wilkinson | (TEA) | 11.4% |
| Governor | Party | Votes |
| Bill McCollum | (REP) | 39.7% |
| Alex Sink | (DEM) | 28.8% |
| Rick Scott | (REP) | 22.8% |
| Mike McCalister | (REP) | 3.7% |
| Lawton “Bud” Chiles | (NPA) | 2.3% |
| John Wayne Smith | (LIB) | 1.4% |
| Brian P. Moore | (DEM) | 0.5% |
| Daniel Imperato | (NPA) | 0.5% |
| C.C. Reed | (NPA) | 0.5% |
| Attorney General | Party | Votes |
| Pam Bondi | (REP) | 58.5% |
| Jeff Kottkamp | (REP) | 14.2% |
| Dan Gelber | (DEM) | 11.3% |
| David Aronberg | (DEM) | 8.0% |
| Holly Benson | (REP) | 4.7% |
| Jim Lewis | (NPA) | 3.3% |
| Chief Financial Officer | Party | Votes |
| Jeff Atwater | (REP) | 57.7% |
| Loranne Ausley | (DEM) | 22.7% |
| Tom Stearns | (NPA) | 19.1% |
| Ken Mazzie | (NPA) | 0.5% |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | Party | Votes |
| Adam H. Putnam | (REP) | 69.8% |
| Scott Maddox | (DEM) | 24.0% |
| Ira Chester | (TEA) | 3.6% |
| Thad Hamilton | (NPA) | 2.6% |
| State Senator, Dist. 10 | Party | Votes |
| Ronda R. Storms | (REP) | 100.0% |
| State Senator, Dist. 12 | Party | Votes |
| Kevin Ambler | (REP) | 55.9% |
| Jim Norman | (REP) | 44.1% |
| State Senator, Dist. 16 | Party | Votes |
| Jack Latvala | (REP) | 70.4% |
| Nina Hayden | (DEM) | 29.6% |
| State Senator, Dist. 18 | Party | Votes |
| Arthenia L. Joyner | (DEM) | 100.0% |
| State Representative, Dist. 47 | Party | Votes |
| Irene Guy | (REP) | 37.6% |
| James Grant | (REP) | 22.7% |
| Michael Steinberg | (DEM) | 17.7% |
| Brian Blair | (REP) | 15.5% |
| Tom Aderhold | (REP) | 6.6% |
| State Representative, Dist. 55 | Party | Votes |
| Darryl Ervin Rouson | (DEM) | 53.6% |
| April Danielle Sheffield | (DEM) | 46.4% |
| State Representative, Dist. 56 | Party | Votes |
| Rachel V. Burgin | (REP) | 56.7% |
| David Chalela | (DEM) | 31.1% |
| Marc Johnson | (REP) | 12.2% |
| State Representative, Dist. 57 | Party | Votes |
| Dana Young | (REP) | 37.3% |
| Stacy Frank | (DEM) | 28.6% |
| Todd Marks | (REP) | 20.5% |
| Dan Molloy | (REP) | 8.6% |
| Matthew Russell | (TEA) | 4.9% |
| State Representative, Dist. 58 | Party | Votes |
| Janet Cruz | (DEM) | 68.1% |
| Joe Redner | (NPA) | 31.9% |
| State Representative, Dist. 59 | Party | Votes |
| Betty Reed | (DEM) | 100.0% |
| State Representative, Dist. 60 | Party | Votes |
| Shawn Harrison | (REP) | 40.2% |
| Trey Stroud | (REP) | 22.0% |
| Christopher Carlos Cano | (DEM) | 18.9% |
| Russ Patterson | (DEM) | 18.9% |
| State Representative, Dist. 61 | Party | Votes |
| Will Weatherford | (REP) | 61.1% |
| Elena McCullough | (DEM) | 22.8% |
| Kevin Wright | (REP) | 16.0% |
| State Representative, Dist. 62 | Party | Votes |
| Rich Glorioso | (REP) | 100.0% |
| State Representative, Dist. 63 | Party | Votes |
| Seth McKeel | (REP) | 100.0% |
| State Representative, Dist. 67 | Party | Votes |
| Greg Steube | (REP) | 47.4% |
| Z. J. Hafeez | (DEM) | 21.9% |
| Robert K. McCann | (REP) | 17.5% |
| Jeremiah “JJ” Guccione | (REP) | 8.0% |
| John M. Studebaker | (NPA) | 5.1% |
| State Representative, Dist. 68 | Party | Votes |
| Jim Boyd | (REP) | 76.7% |
| Dave “Watchdog” Miner | (NPA) | 23.3% |
| Circuit Court Judge, Grp. 4 | Party | Votes |
| Zilia C. Vasquez | 52.1% | |
| Liz Rice | 47.9% |
| Supervisor of Elections | Party | Votes |
| Earl Lennard | (REP) | 100.0% |
| County Commissioner, Dist. 1 | Party | Votes |
| Trey Rustmann | (REP) | 43.6% |
| Sandra L. Murman | (REP) | 28.7% |
| John Dingfelder | (DEM) | 27.7% |
| County Commissioner, Dist. 2 | Party | Votes |
| Victor Crist | (REP) | 68.0% |
| Linda Pearson | (REP) | 26.0% |
| Steven Morris | (NPA) | 6.1% |
| County Commissioner, Dist. 3 | Party | Votes |
| Lesley “Les” Miller | (DEM) | 44.8% |
| Valerie Goddard | (DEM) | 40.9% |
| Kevin White | (DEM) | 14.3% |
| County Commissioner, Dist. 5 | Party | Votes |
| Ken Hagan | (REP) | 55.0% |
| Linda Saul-Sena | (DEM) | 29.1% |
| Jim Hosler | (NPA) | 15.9% |
| County Commissioner, Dist. 7 | Party | Votes |
| Mark Sharpe | (REP) | 70.7% |
| Josh Burgin | (REP) | 23.9% |
| Neil Cosentino | (NPA) | 5.4% |
| County Court Judge, Grp. 10 | Party | Votes |
| Dick Greco, Jr. | 90.1% | |
| Lanell Williams-Yulee | 9.9% |
| School Board Member, Dist. 2 | Party | Votes |
| Candy Olson | 55.8% | |
| Frank Hernandez | 44.2% |
| School Board Member, Dist. 4 | Party | Votes |
| Jennifer L. Faliero | 33.1% | |
| Stacy White | 30.3% | |
| Richard Bartels | 20.0% | |
| Kirk E. Faryniasz | 16.6% |
| School Board Member, Dist. 6 | Party | Votes |
| April Griffin | 45.7% | |
| Terry Kemple | 32.6% | |
| Sally A. Harris | 14.3% | |
| Benjamin Fink | 7.4% |
| Mayor, Tampa (2011) | Party | Votes |
| Rose V. Ferlita | 52.1% | |
| Bob Buckhorn | 30.9% | |
| Thomas Scott | 13.3% | |
| Marion Lewis | 3.0% | |
| Arthur Richardson, III | 0.6% |
| Referendum | ||
| Amendment | Yes Votes | No Votes |
| COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS THROUGH THE LEVY OF A ONE PERCENT SALES SURTAX | 56.7% | 43.3% |
| Amendments | ||
| Amendment | Yes Votes | No Votes |
| AMENDMENT 1: REPEAL OF PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING REQUIREMENT | 47.6% | 52.4% |
| AMENDMENT 2: HOMESTEAD AD VALOREM TAX CREDIT FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY PERSONNEL | 76.3% | 23.7% |
| AMENDMENT 3: PROPERTY TAX LIMIT FOR NONHOMESTEAD PROPERTY; ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR NEW HOMESTEAD OWNERS | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| AMENDMENT 4: REFERENDA REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OFLOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANS. | 23.2% | 76.8% |
| AMENDMENT 5: STANDARDS FOR LEGISLATURE TO FOLLOW IN LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING | 53.6% | 46.4% |
| AMENDMENT 6: STANDARDS FOR LEGISLATURE TO FOLLOW IN CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING | 51.1% | 48.9% |
| AMENDMENT 7: STANDARDS FOR LEGISLATURE TO FOLLOW IN LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING | 36.8% | 63.2% |
| AMENDMENT 8: REVISION OF THE CLASS SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 71.0% | 29.0% |
| HEALTH CARE SERVICES | 47.9% | 52.1% |
