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Florida Down Ballot State Executive Elections

Primary Date: August 26, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

Florida State Executive ElectionsTop Ballot Governor • Lieutenant Governor •Attorney General Down Ballot Treasurer, Agriculture Commissioner

Two down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state ofFlorida in 2014. The two down ballot offices on the ballot in 2014 were theFlorida Chief Financial Officer and theFlorida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

IncumbentsJeffrey Atwater (R) andAdam Putnam (R) won new four-year terms as the chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner, respectively, in the general election.

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Chief Financial Officer

Candidates

Jeffrey Atwater -Incumbent^[3]
William Rankin^[4]

Results

Florida Treasurer, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff AtwaterIncumbent	58.9%	3,353,897
	Democratic	William "Will" Rankin	41.1%	2,337,727
Total Votes				5,691,624
Election results viaFlorida Division of Elections

Duties

The chief financial officer oversees the Florida Department of Financial Services. The department provides accounting and auditing services to state agencies, acts as the state's bank by disbursing and receiving funds into the treasury and performs other financial duties. In addition, the department performs non-financial regulatory duties, including insurance licensing and fraud investigation, funeral parlor and cemetery licensing and public assistance fraud investigation. Notably, the chief financial officer also acts as state fire marshal, which certifies firefighters, sets training standards and investigations potential arson.

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of$4,465,266 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.^[5]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Jeffrey Atwater	Florida Chief Financial Officer		$4,422,249
William Rankin	Florida Chief Financial Officer		$43,017
Grand Total Raised			$4,465,266

Campaign media

Jeffrey Atwater

Past elections

2010

Florida Chief Financial Officer, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Atwater	57.3%	2,967,052
	Democratic	Loranne Ausley	38.9%	2,015,579
	No Party Affiliation	Tom Stearns	2.1%	109,192
	No Party Affiliation	Ken Mazzie	1.6%	83,959
Total Votes				5,175,782
Election results viaFlorida Department of State

Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Candidates

Adam Putnam -Incumbent^[6]
Thaddeus "Thad" Hamilton^[7]
(Write-in)Jeffrey Obos^[8]

Results

Agriculture Commissioner of Florida, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam PutnamIncumbent	58.7%	3,342,392
	Democratic	Thad Hamilton	41.3%	2,356,178
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0%	213
Total Votes				5,698,783
Election results viaFlorida Division of Elections

Duties

The commissioner heads the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, an agglomeration of 18 divisions and offices involved in the regulation and promotion of Florida's agriculture and consumer services industries. FDACS agencies establish rules for the state's animal, aquaculture, forestry, and produce industries, license producers, provide marketing support for the state's agribusinesses and oversee emergency preparedness and law enforcement efforts covering the agriculture industry.

In addition to its agricultural duties, the department regulates various consumer services businesses, including motor vehicle repair shops, charitable organizations, dance studios, pawnshops, telemarketers and several others.

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of$4,312,704 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.^[9]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Adam Putnam	Florida Agriculture Commissioner		$4,268,937
Thad Hamilton	Florida Agriculture Commissioner		$43,267
Jeffrey Obos	Florida Agriculture Commissioner		$500
Grand Total Raised			$4,312,704

Past elections

2010

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Putnam	55.9%	2,908,086
	Democratic	Scott Maddox	38.1%	1,983,277
	TEA	Ira Chester	3.9%	203,598
	No Party Affiliation	Thad Hamilton	2%	103,717
Total Votes				5,198,678
Election results viaFlorida Department of State

Key deadlines

Recent news

Chief Financial Officer

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Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

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See also

• Florida state executive official elections, 2014
• Florida Chief Financial Officer
• Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

External links

• Florida Chief Financial Officer
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

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