Election Results for Hernando County, FL -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,599	9.3
Deaths:	7,771	20.0
Net Migration:	16,411	42.2
Net Immigration:	268	0.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11,442	R +5,718	R + 0.5%
D +5,724
2020 vs. 2012	R +25,474	R +25,785	R + 21.9%
D -311
2020 vs. 2008	R +25,391	R +29,758	R + 26.9%
D -4,367

2016 vs. 2008	R +13,949	R +24,040	R + 26.3%
D -10,091
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	70,412	64.5%	Joe Biden (D)	37,519	34.4%	1,219 [+]	1.1%	109,150	13	18	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 686 (0.6%);
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	58,970	62.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	31,795	33.6%	3,886 [+]	4.1%	94,651	14	16	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,051 (2.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 710 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	44,938	53.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	37,830	45.1%	1,160 [+]	1.4%	83,928	5	6	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 488 (0.6%);
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	45,021	51.0%	Barack Obama (D)	41,886	47.5%	1,350 [+]	1.5%	88,257	3	5	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 513 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 209 (0.2%);
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	42,635	52.9%	John Kerry (D)	37,187	46.2%	725 [+]	0.9%	80,547	1	2	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 521 (0.6%);
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	32,648	50.0%	George W. Bush (R)	30,658	47.0%	1,930 [+]	3.0%	65,236	-2	-1	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,501 (2.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 243 (0.4%);
1996	60%	Bill Clinton* (D)	28,524	49.1%	Robert Dole (R)	22,046	38.0%	7,496 [+]	12.9%	58,066	-4	-3	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 7,272 (12.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 165 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	19,174	39.1%	George Bush* (R)	17,902	36.5%	12,010 [+]	24.5%	49,086	-4	-1	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 11,848 (24.1%);
1988	51%	George Bush (R)	21,195	57.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	15,437	41.9%	231 [+]	0.6%	36,863	-3	4	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 150 (0.4%);
1984	62%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	21,279	63.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	12,204	36.4%	4	0.0%	33,487	-2	5	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	63%	Ronald Reagan (R)	12,115	55.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,858	40.2%	1,059 [+]	4.8%	22,032	-1	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 852 (3.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 207 (0.9%);
1976	55%	Jimmy Carter (D)	7,717	56.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	5,793	42.2%	222 [+]	1.6%	13,732	-4	-6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 143 (1.0%);
1972	51%	Richard Nixon* (R)	6,296	74.9%	George McGovern (D)	2,110	25.1%	3 [+]	0.0%	8,409	3	14	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	58%	George Wallace (AIP)	2,387	40.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,053	34.4%	1,524 [+]	25.6%	5,964	-6	-9	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,524 (25.6%);
1964	53%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,337	50.2%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,320	49.8%	0	0.0%	4,657	1	12	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	52%	John Kennedy (D)	1,960	52.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,809	48.0%	0	0.0%	3,769	-4	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	45%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,435	51.5%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,295	46.4%	58	2.1%	2,788	-11	-11	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	47%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,279	53.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,104	46.3%	0	0.0%	2,383	-1	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	40%	Harry Truman* (D)	825	49.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	441	26.4%	406 [+]	24.3%	1,672	-7	-19	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 372 (22.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 34 (2.0%);
1944	34%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,002	74.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	346	25.7%	0	0.0%	1,348	-4	-20	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	42%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,151	75.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	381	24.9%	0	0.0%	1,532	-1	-20	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	44%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,115	78.1%	Alf Landon (R)	313	21.9%	0	0.0%	1,428	-2	-15	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	45%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,097	81.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	258	19.0%	0	0.0%	1,355	-6	-21	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	50%	Al Smith (D)	701	50.7%	Herbert Hoover (R)	661	47.8%	21 [+]	1.5%	1,383	-9	-10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 (0.7%);
1924	15%	John Davis (D)	300	74.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	59	14.7%	42 [+]	10.5%	401	-13	-39	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 36 (9.0%);
1920	32%	James Cox (D)	622	76.0%	Warren Harding (R)	132	16.1%	64 [+]	7.8%	818	-15	-44	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 35 (4.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 29 (3.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	22%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	446	79.6%	Allan Benson (Soc)	38	6.8%	76 [+]	13.6%	560	-11	-39	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 38 (6.8%); Charles Evans Hughes (R) 38 (6.8%);
1912	14%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	273	71.1%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	42	10.9%	69 [+]	18.0%	384	-4	-19	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 29 (7.6%); Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 22 (5.7%); William Taft* (R) 18 (4.7%);
1908	14%	William J. Bryan (D)	260	76.7%	William Taft (R)	57	16.8%	22 [+]	6.5%	339	-5	-35	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	9%	Alton Parker (D)	172	85.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	12	6.0%	17 [+]	8.5%	201	-15	-50	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 11 (5.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (3.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	15%	William J. Bryan (D)	252	88.1%	William McKinley* (R)	18	6.3%	16 [+]	5.6%	286	-12	-45	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

37,519

34.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

70,412

64.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

686

0.6%

Other

533

0.5%

TOTAL

109,150

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

31,795

33.6%

Donald Trump (R)

58,970

62.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,051

2.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

710

0.8%

Other

1,125

1.2%

TOTAL

94,651

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

37,830

45.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

44,938

53.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

488

0.6%

Other

672

0.8%

TOTAL

83,928

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

41,886

47.5%

John McCain (R)

45,021

51.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

513

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

209

0.2%

Other

628

0.7%

TOTAL

88,257

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

42,635

52.9%

John Kerry (D)

37,187

46.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

521

0.6%

Other

204

0.3%

TOTAL

80,547

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

30,658

47.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

32,648

50.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,501

2.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

243

0.4%

Other

186

0.3%

TOTAL

65,236

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -1

1996 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

28,524

49.1%

Robert Dole (R)

22,046

38.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

7,272

12.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

165

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

58,066

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -3

1992 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

19,174

39.1%

George Bush* (R)

17,902

36.5%

Ross Perot (I)

11,848

24.1%

Other

162

0.3%

TOTAL

49,086

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

21,195

57.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

15,437

41.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

150

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

36,863

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 4

1984 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

21,279

63.5%

Walter Mondale (D)

12,204

36.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

33,487

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

12,115

55.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

8,858

40.2%

John Anderson (I)

852

3.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

207

0.9%

TOTAL

22,032

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

7,717

56.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

5,793

42.2%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

143

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

13,732

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

6,296

74.9%

George McGovern (D)

2,110

25.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,409

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

2,053

34.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,524

25.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,387

40.0%

TOTAL

5,964

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

1,960

52.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,809

48.0%

TOTAL

3,769

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,295

46.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,435

51.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,788

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -11

1952 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,279

53.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,104

46.3%

TOTAL

2,383

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

825

49.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

441

26.4%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

372

22.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

2.0%

TOTAL

1,672

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -19

1944 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,002

74.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

346

25.7%

TOTAL

1,348

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -20

1940 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,151

75.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

381

24.9%

TOTAL

1,532

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -20

1936 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,115

78.1%

Alf Landon (R)

313

21.9%

TOTAL

1,428

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -15

1932 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,097

81.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

258

19.0%

TOTAL

1,355

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -21

1928 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

661

47.8%

Al Smith (D)

701

50.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,383

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -10

1924 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

14.7%

John Davis (D)

300

74.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

9.0%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

401

Turnout: 15%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -39

1920 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

132

16.1%

James Cox (D)

622

76.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

4.3%

TOTAL

818

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -44

1916 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

446

79.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

6.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

6.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

6.8%

TOTAL

560

Turnout: 22%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -39

1912 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

273

71.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

5.7%

William Taft* (R)

4.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

10.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

7.6%

TOTAL

384

Turnout: 14%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -19

1908 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

16.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

260

76.7%

Other

6.5%

TOTAL

339

Turnout: 14%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -35

1904 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

6.0%

Alton Parker (D)

172

85.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.0%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

5.5%

TOTAL

201

Turnout: 9%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -50

1900 President, Hernando County, FL

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

6.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

252

88.1%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

286

Turnout: 15%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -45

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hernando County, FL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Marco Rubio* (R)	54,822	68.4%	Val Demings (D)	24,298	30.3%	1,029 [+]	1.3%	80,149	11	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steven Grant (I) 462 (0.6%); Dennis Misigoy (Libertarian) 352 (0.4%); Tuan Nguyen (I) 214 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	G	48%	Ron DeSantis* (R)	56,247	69.9%	Charlie Crist (D)	23,700	29.5%	468 [+]	0.6%	80,415	11	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Carmen Gimenez (I) 287 (0.4%); Hector Roos (Libertarian) 181 (0.2%);

2018	S1	52%	Rick Scott (R)	49,501	61.6%	Bill Nelson* (D)	30,798	38.3%	14 [+]	0.0%	80,313	12	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 14 (0.0%);
2018	G	52%	Ron DeSantis (R)	49,671	61.6%	Andrew Gillum (D)	29,426	36.5%	1,517 [+]	1.9%	80,614	12	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Darcy Richardson (Reform) 730 (0.9%); Kyle Gibson (I) 366 (0.5%); Ryan Foley (I) 228 (0.3%); Bruce Stanley (I) 193 (0.2%);
2016	S3	61%	Marco Rubio* (R)	53,708	58.2%	Patrick Murphy (D)	32,766	35.5%	5,830 [+]	6.3%	92,304	6	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Paul Stanton (Libertarian) 3,402 (3.7%); Bruce Nathan (I) 996 (1.1%); Tony Khoury (I) 657 (0.7%); Steven Machat (I) 407 (0.4%); Basil Dalack (I) 367 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	43%	Rick Scott* (R)	30,635	47.9%	Charlie Crist (D)	28,622	44.7%	4,719 [+]	7.4%	63,976	0	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Adrian Wyllie (Libertarian) 3,870 (6.0%); Glenn Burkett (I) 639 (1.0%); Farid Khavari (I) 210 (0.3%);
2012	S1	57%	Bill Nelson* (D)	43,691	53.4%	Connie Mack IV (R)	34,902	42.7%	3,171 [+]	3.9%	81,764	0	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Bill Gaylor (I) 1,985 (2.4%); Chris Borgia (I) 1,183 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2010	S3	43%	Marco Rubio (R)	27,413	46.3%	Charlie Crist (I)	22,823	38.6%	8,950 [+]	15.1%	59,186	-3	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Kendrick Meek (D) 8,020 (13.6%); Alexander Snitker (Libertarian) 368 (0.6%); Sue Askeland (I) 223 (0.4%); Rick Tyler (I) 81 (0.1%); Bobbie Bean (I) 75 (0.1%); Lewis Armstrong (I) 72 (0.1%); Bernie DeCastro (Constitution) 64 (0.1%); Bruce Riggs (I) 42 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2010	G	42%	Rick Scott (R)	30,056	51.5%	Alex Sink (D)	25,127	43.1%	3,142 [+]	5.4%	58,325	3	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Peter Allen (Independence Party) 2,129 (3.7%); C.C. Reed (I) 327 (0.6%); Michael Arth (I) 300 (0.5%); Dan Imperato (I) 285 (0.5%); Farid Khavari (I) 101 (0.2%);

2006	S1	45%	Bill Nelson* (D)	34,316	60.6%	Katherine Harris (R)	20,975	37.0%	1,335 [+]	2.4%	56,626	-1	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Brian Moore (I) 498 (0.9%); Belinda Noah (I) 355 (0.6%); Floyd Frazier (I) 278 (0.5%); Roy Tanner (I) 192 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.0%);
2006	G	45%	Charlie Crist (R)	29,907	52.4%	Jim Davis (D)	24,412	42.8%	2,716 [+]	4.8%	57,035	0	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Max Linn (Reform) 2,139 (3.8%); John Wayne Smith (I) 196 (0.3%); Richard Dembinsky (I) 194 (0.3%); Karl Behm (I) 150 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 37 (0.1%);
2004	S3	67%	Betty Castor (D)	39,634	50.0%	Mel Martinez (R)	36,557	46.1%	3,143 [+]	4.0%	79,334	-3	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Dennis Bradley (Veterans) 3,143 (4.0%);
2002	G	51%	Jeb Bush* (R)	33,736	58.5%	Bill McBride (D)	23,357	40.5%	593 [+]	1.0%	57,686	2	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Bob Kunst (I) 588 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2000	S1	60%	Bill Nelson (D)	32,918	51.3%	Bill McCollum (R)	29,106	45.4%	2,155 [+]	3.4%	64,179	-1	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Willie Logan (I) 1,106 (1.7%); Darrell McCormick (I) 348 (0.5%); Joe Simonetta (Natural Law) 336 (0.5%); Joel Deckard (Reform) 182 (0.3%); Andy Martin (I) 181 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

1998	S3	46%	Bob Graham* (D)	27,620	59.2%	Charlie Crist (R)	19,036	40.8%	0	0.0%	46,656	3	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
1998	G	45%	Jeb Bush (R)	25,441	55.3%	Buddy MacKay (D)	20,592	44.7%	2 [+]	0.0%	46,035	0	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1994	S1	54%	Connie Mack* (R)	34,727	70.3%	Hugh Rodham (D)	14,653	29.7%	0	0.0%	49,380	0	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Ernie Mailhot (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	54%	Lawton Chiles* (D)	25,331	50.8%	Jeb Bush (R)	24,532	49.2%	0	0.0%	49,863	0	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1992	S3	63%	Bob Graham* (D)	35,314	64.3%	Bill Grant (R)	19,634	35.7%	0	0.0%	54,948	1	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
1990	G	51%	Lawton Chiles (D)	24,453	58.4%	Bob Martinez* (R)	17,434	41.6%	0	0.0%	41,887	-2	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1988	S1	59%	Buddy MacKay (D)	24,099	55.8%	Connie Mack (R)	19,047	44.1%	22 [+]	0.1%	43,168	-6	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Other (Write-in) 22 (0.1%);
1986	S3	54%	Bob Graham (D)	18,902	54.9%	Paula Hawkins* (R)	15,514	45.1%	0	0.0%	34,416	0	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	52%	Bob Martinez (R)	17,719	53.3%	Steve Pajcic (D)	15,526	46.7%	0	0.0%	33,245	-1	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1982	S1	46%	Lawton Chiles* (D)	12,379	60.2%	Van Poole (R)	8,171	39.8%	0	0.0%	20,550	1	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1982	G	46%	Bob Graham* (D)	13,110	64.6%	Skip Bafalis (R)	7,193	35.4%	0	0.0%	20,303	0	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	58%	Bill Gunter (D)	10,164	50.5%	Paula Hawkins (R)	9,965	49.5%	0	0.0%	20,129	-2	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1978	G	47%	Jack Eckerd (R)	7,065	52.5%	Bob Graham (D)	6,388	47.5%	0	0.0%	13,453	8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	S1	50%	Lawton Chiles* (D)	7,970	64.3%	John Grady (R)	4,433	35.7%	0	0.0%	12,403	-1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
1974	S3	37%	Jack Eckerd (R)	4,050	53.5%	Richard Stone (D)	2,596	34.3%	922 [+]	12.2%	7,568	13	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: John Grady (American) 922 (12.2%);
1974	G	37%	Reubin Askew* (D)	4,839	63.0%	Jerry Thomas (R)	2,845	37.0%	0	0.0%	7,684	-2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1970	S1	39%	Lawton Chiles (D)	2,403	51.7%	William Cramer (R)	2,241	48.3%	0	0.0%	4,644	2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1970	G	40%	Reubin Askew (D)	2,644	55.3%	Claude Kirk* (R)	2,137	44.7%	0	0.0%	4,781	2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:

1968	S3	48%	Edward Gurney (R)	3,102	62.2%	Leroy Collins (D)	1,886	37.8%	0	0.0%	4,988	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	G	42%	Claude Kirk (R)	2,454	61.7%	Robert King High (D)	1,521	38.3%	0	0.0%	3,975	7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	S1	42%	Spessard Holland* (D)	2,510	67.4%	Claude Kirk (R)	1,214	32.6%	0	0.0%	3,724	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	47%	Haydon Burns (D)	2,504	60.5%	Charles Holley (R)	1,637	39.5%	0	0.0%	4,141	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	32%	George Smathers* (D)	1,923	75.4%	Emerson Rupert (R)	627	24.6%	0	0.0%	2,550	-5	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	49%	Farris Bryant (D)	2,617	74.1%	George Petersen (R)	917	25.9%	0	0.0%	3,534	-14	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Hernando County, FL

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2022 Census data
White:	152,169	73.55%	7.3%
Black:	11,639	5.63%	42.5%
Indian:	677	0.33%	40.2%
Asian:	3,161	1.53%	68.4%
2+ races:	3,931	1.90%	66.1%
Hispanic:	35,319	17.07%	98.5%

Total non-White:	54,727	26.45%	76.9%

Change in White population:	10,322	6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	23,796	13.8

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	FL12	Gus Bilirakis* (R)	55,717	70.1%	Kimberly Walker (D)	23,761	29.9%	0	0.0%	79,478
County Total for 2022-11-08:										79,478

2020-11-03	FL11	Daniel Webster* (R)	68,885	64.7%	Dana Cottrell (D)	37,530	35.3%	0	0.0%	106,415
County Total for 2020-11-03:										106,415

2018-11-06	FL11	Daniel Webster* (R)	49,362	61.9%	Dana Cottrell (D)	30,385	38.1%	14	0.0%	79,761
County Total for 2018-11-06:										79,761

2016-11-08	FL11	Daniel Webster* (R)	55,509	61.7%	Dave Koller (D)	31,349	34.8%	3,117	3.5%	89,975
County Total for 2016-11-08:										89,975

2014-11-04	FL11	Rich Nugent* (R)	42,573	67.3%	Dave Koller (D)	20,707	32.7%	0	0.0%	63,280
County Total for 2014-11-04:										63,280

2012-11-06	FL11	Rich Nugent* (R)	54,597	67.8%	David Werder (D)	25,887	32.2%	0	0.0%	80,484
County Total for 2012-11-06:										80,484

2010-11-02	FL05	Rich Nugent (R)	39,894	69.0%	Jim Piccillo (D)	17,913	31.0%	0	0.0%	57,807
County Total for 2010-11-02:										57,807

2008-11-04	FL05	Ginny Brown-Waite* (R)	49,085	58.8%	John Russell (D)	34,412	41.2%	0	0.0%	83,497
County Total for 2008-11-04:										83,497

2006-11-07	FL05	Ginny Brown-Waite* (R)	31,772	56.4%	John Russell (D)	24,584	43.6%	0	0.0%	56,356
County Total for 2006-11-07:										56,356

2004-11-02	FL05	Ginny Brown-Waite* (R)	50,569	64.6%	Robert Whittel (D)	27,699	35.4%	16	0.0%	78,284
County Total for 2004-11-02:										78,284

2002-11-05	FL05	Karen Thurman* (D)	27,810	48.8%	Ginny Brown-Waite (R)	25,884	45.5%	3,237	5.7%	56,931
County Total for 2002-11-05:										56,931

2000-11-07	FL05	Karen Thurman* (D)	39,554	62.3%	Pete Enwall (R)	23,917	37.7%	7	0.0%	63,478
County Total for 2000-11-07:										63,478

1998-11-03	FL05	Karen Thurman* (D)	29,174	63.9%	Jack Gargan (Reform)	16,496	36.1%	0	0.0%	45,670
County Total for 1998-11-03:										45,670

1996-11-05	FL05	Karen Thurman* (D)	33,788	59.2%	Dave Gentry (R)	23,268	40.8%	0	0.0%	57,056
County Total for 1996-11-05:										57,056

1994-11-08	FL05	Karen Thurman* (D)	26,792	54.9%	Don Garlits (R)	22,033	45.1%	0	0.0%	48,825
County Total for 1994-11-08:										48,825

1992-11-03	FL05	Karen Thurman (D)	25,534	46.9%	Tom Hogan (R)	25,267	46.5%	3,588	6.6%	54,389
County Total for 1992-11-03:										54,389

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2022	148,486	66,613	44.9%	39,626	26.7%	42,247	28.5%	Rep +26,987	Rep +18.2%	89%
2020	146,893	63,682	43.4%	43,493	29.6%	39,718	27.0%	Rep +20,189	Rep +13.7%	88%
2018	133,853	55,573	41.5%	42,227	31.5%	36,053	26.9%	Rep +13,346	Rep +10.0%	83%
2016	129,424	52,728	40.7%	42,811	33.1%	33,885	26.2%	Rep +9,917	Rep +7.7%	83%
2014	125,424	48,578	38.7%	43,940	35.0%	32,906	26.2%	Rep +4,638	Rep +3.7%	84%
2012	123,346	49,064	39.8%	45,114	36.6%	29,168	23.6%	Rep +3,950	Rep +3.2%	86%
2010	123,082	48,567	39.5%	46,976	38.2%	27,539	22.4%	Rep +1,591	Rep +1.3%	89%
2008	123,013	49,093	39.9%	47,891	38.9%	26,029	21.2%	Rep +1,202	Rep +1.0%	93%
2006	119,604	48,811	40.8%	45,612	38.1%	25,181	21.1%	Rep +3,199	Rep +2.7%	95%
2004	109,656	45,266	41.3%	42,554	38.8%	21,836	19.9%	Rep +2,712	Rep +2.5%	92%
2002	101,013	42,347	41.9%	39,749	39.4%	18,917	18.7%	Rep +2,598	Rep +2.6%	90%
2000	95,549	40,760	42.7%	38,087	39.9%	16,702	17.5%	Rep +2,673	Rep +2.8%	90%
1998	91,598	40,432	44.1%	37,401	40.8%	13,765	15.0%	Rep +3,031	Rep +3.3%	90%
1996	87,310	39,523	45.3%	36,683	42.0%	11,104	12.7%	Rep +2,840	Rep +3.3%	90%
1994	73,463	34,167	46.5%	32,893	44.8%	6,403	8.7%	Rep +1,274	Rep +1.7%	80%
1986	52,092	20,382	39.1%	28,169	54.1%	3,541	6.8%	Dem +7,787	Dem +14.9%	82%

Hernando County, FL

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