Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2014

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2014

November 2, 2014

Nominee Adam Putnam Thad Hamilton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,342,392 2,356,178 Percentage 58.7 % 41.3 %

Agriculture Commissioner before election Adam Putnam Republican Elected Agriculture Commissioner TBD

The 2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election will take place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam is running for re-election to a second term in office.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Adam Putnam, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Thad Hamilton, Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor and Independent candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010^[1]

General election

Candidates

• Adam Putnam (Republican)
• Thad Hamilton (Democratic)
• Jeffrey M. Obos (Write-in)

Endorsements

Adam Putnam
Organizations Florida Medical Association[2] Police Benevolent Association[3] Newspapers The Bradenton Herald[4] The Bradenton Times[5] The Florida Times-Union[6] The Miami Herald[7] Naples Daily News[8] Orlando Sentinel[9] The Palm Beach Post[10] Sun-Sentinel[11] Tallahassee Democrat[12] Tampa Bay Times[13] Tampa Tribune[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Adam Putnam (R)	Thad Hamilton (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 1–2, 2014	1,198	± 2.8%	49%	38%	13%
Saint Leo University	October 16–19, 2014	500	± 4.9%	51%	35%	14%
Public Policy Polling	September 4–7, 2014	818	± 3.8%	42%	37%	22%

See also

• Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

References

1. Jeff Henderson (July 11, 2013). "Adam Putnam builds for 2014 and the future". Sunshine State News. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
2. Schorsch, Peter (June 30, 2014). "FMA PAC endorses Rick Scott, Florida Cabinet for re-election". SaintPetersBlog. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
3. William March (June 23, 2014). "PBA backs Crist, Atwater, Bondi, Putnam". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
4. "Bradenton Herald recommends Adam Putnam, George Sheldon, Jeff Atwater for Florida Cabinet". The Bradenton Herald. October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
5. "For Commissioner of Agriculture, We Recommend Adam Putnam". The Bradenton Times. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
6. "Putnam the choice for ag commissioner". The Florida Times-Union. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
7. "Sheldon, Putnam, Atwater for Florida Cabinet". The Miami Herald. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
8. "Editorial: Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam an outstanding choice". Naples Daily News. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
9. "Re-elect Adam Putnam: Editorial". Orlando Sentinel. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
10. "Editorial: Give Putnam another 4 years as ag commissioner". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
11. "Adam Putnam for Ag Commissioner". Sun-Sentinel. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
12. "Our Opinion: Agriculture commissioner". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
13. "Times Recommends: Putnam for Agriculture Commissioner". Tampa Bay Times. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
14. "Tribune endorsements: Bondi for attorney general; Putnam for agriculture commissioner; Atwater for CFO". Tampa Tribune. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

External links

• Adam Putnam for Commissioner of Agriculture
• Thad Hamilton for Commissioner of Agriculture