Florida's 2nd congressional district election, 2010

Florida's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative Steve Southerland (RPanama City)
Area 11,141 mi2
Distribution 62.1% urban, 37.9% rural
Population (2000) 639,295
Median income $34,718
Ethnicity 71.5% White, 22.1% Black, 1.2% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+6

Florida's 2nd congressional district is located in the Florida panhandle and contains its capital, Tallahassee. The U.S. Representative is Democrat and six-term incumbent Allen Boyd.

In 2008, Allen Boyd was re-elected with 61.88% of the vote[1] in a district that voted 54%-45% in favor of John McCain. Florida's 2nd congressional district is the most Republican district in Florida according to the Cook PVI rating to be represented by a Democrat.

This year, Allen Boyd faced a very tough primary challenge from the state Senate Minority Leader, Al Lawson. Boyd was narrowly elected with a margin of 3% (51.5%-48.5%).[2] The Republican party nominated Steve Southerland

Primary

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Boyd 42,434 51.5
Democratic Al Lawson 40,011 48.5
Total votes 82,445 100
Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Southerland 28,325 46.9
Republican Scholl 14,489 24
Republican McNeil 6,438 10.7
Republican Hendry 6,155 10.2
Republican Olschner 4,957 8.2
Total votes 60,364 100

Polling

Poll Source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of Error
Steve Southerland (R) Allen Boyd (D) Dianne Berryhill (NPA) Paul McKain (NPA) Undecided
Penn Schoen Berland October 16–19, 2010 399 LV ±4.9% 50% 38% -- -- 9%
Sunshine State News October 14–17, 2010 830 LV ±3.4% 50% 38% 3% 2% 6%
National Research September 29–30, 2010 300 LV -- 46% 30% -- -- 24%

General Election

Boyd and Southerland will go on to the general election and face Dianne Berryhill, Paul McKain, and Ray Netherwood.

General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Southerland 136,106 53.64
Democratic Allen Boyd 104,823 41.31
Independent Paul C. McKain 7,119 2.81
Independent Dianne Berryhill 5,693 2.24
No party Ray Netherwood (write-in) 0 0%
Total votes 253,741 100

References

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