Electoral History
| Florida State House of Representatives election 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson | 26,771 | 68.9 | ||
| Republican | David Vozzola | 12,078 | 31.1 | ||
| Florida 9th District U.S. House of Representatives election 1978 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson | 89,543 | 61.5 | ||
| Republican | Edward J. Gurney | 56,074 | 38.5 | ||
| Florida 9th District U.S. House of Representatives election 1980 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson | 139,468 | 70.4 | ||
| Republican | Stan Dowiat | 58,734 | 29.6 | ||
| Florida 11th District U.S. House of Representatives election 1982 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (Incumbent) | 101,746 | 70.6 | ||
| Republican | Joel Robinson | 42,422 | 29.4 | ||
| Florida 11th District U.S. House of Representatives election 1984 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (Incumbent) | 145,764 | 60.5 | ||
| Republican | Rob Quartel | 95,115 | 39.5 | ||
| Florida 11th District U.S. House of Representatives election 1986 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (Incumbent) | 149,109 | 72.7 | ||
| Republican | Scott Ellis | 55,952 | 27.3 | ||
| Florida 11th District U.S. House of Representatives election 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (Incumbent) | 168,390 | 60.8 | ||
| Republican | Bill Tolley | 108,373 | 39.2 | ||
| Florida Governor, Democratic primary election 1990 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lawton Chiles | 745,325 | 69.5 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Nelson | 327,731 | 30.5 | ||
| Florida State Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal election 1994 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson | 2,070,604 | 51.7 | ||
| Republican | Tim Ireland | 1,933,570 | 48.3 | ||
| Florida State Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal election 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (Incumbent) | 2,195,283 | 56.5 | +4.8 | |
| Republican | Tim Ireland | 1,687,712 | 43.5 | -4.8 | |
| Florida U.S. Senate election 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson | 2,987,644 | 52.1 | ||
| Republican | Bill McCollum | 2,703,608 | 47.2 | ||
| Florida U.S. Senate election 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (Incumbent) | 2,890,548 | 60.3 | +9.8 | |
| Republican | Katherine Harris | 1,826,127 | 38.1 | ||
| Florida U.S. Senate election 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (Incumbent) | 4,489,372 | 55 | -5 | |
| Republican | Connie Mack IV | 3,439,372 | 42 | +4 | |
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