Obama wins Florida
Four days after Election Day, we have a winner in Florida: President Barack Obama takes all 29 of our electoral votes — not that he needed them.
Saturday, Nov. 10: Obama is declared the winner in Florida
Tuesday, Nov. 6: Incumbent Senator Bill Nelson has defeated Connie Mack
Roll over counties to see 2012 results as of . Final results were certified Nov. 20.
Preliminary 2012 results
Counties are shaded by the margin of victory to show the affect that larger, urban counties had on the outcome. The darker the color, the larger the margin of victory. Here are the ranges:
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Obama won 13 counties by margins ranging from 137 to 263,698 votes.
Romney won 54 counties by margins ranging from 300 to 46,753 votes.
Election coverage from the Tampa Bay Times
Key counties
Times Political Editor Adam C. Smith picked five Florida counties to watch for the election:
- Miami-Dade County Inside complex, colorful Miami-Dade, Florida's largest county where every vote is critical for Obama (Obama won with 61.64%)
- Hillsborough County Florida's true presidential bellwether (Obama won with 52.85%)
- Osecola County Growing Puerto Rican population near Disney will be critical in picking a president (Obama won with 61.85%)
- Duval County Conservative Duval County in the midst of transition (Romney won with 51.38%)
- Volusia County Volusia County may predict the future for Obama and Romney (Romney won with 50.1%; Obama won Volusia in 2008 with 52% of the vote)
Source: Associated Press. Map by DARLA CAMERON and WILLIAM M. HIGGINS | Times
