In the 2010 elections, Florida was one of the 36 states electing a U. S. Senator. Ballots also included the option to vote for the House of Representatives in each Ddistrict. Also up for election was the governor, attorney general, chief financial officer, commissioner of agriculture, state attorney and public defender. There were also elections for state senate, state representatives, supreme court justice, district court of appeal, circuit judge, as well as some local representatives.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=FL

In the Senate race,Republican Marco Rubio was the projected winner according to CNN with 49% of the vote compared to 30% received by Independent Charlie Crist and 20% received by Democrat Kendrick Meek. The race for Florida Governor between Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink was too close to call even twelve hours after the polls closed. With 99% of the precincts reporting, Scott had a slight edge with 49% of the vote while Sink was just behind at 48%.http://www.foxnews.com/interactive/politics/candidate-list/#state=FL Ultimately Alex Sink conceded and Rick Scott was named the winner in the race for governor.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/03/sink-concedes-floridas-governors-race-republican-scott/

In order to vote in the primary election, voters must have registered by July 26, 2010, and for the General Election by October 4, 2010.http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voting/voting-info.shtml

Four seats changed parties as a result of the 2010 Florida elections for the House of Representatives. District 2 voters chose Steve Southerland over Democratic incumbent Allen Boyd. In the District 8 race, Incumbent Alan Grayson was defeated by Daniel Webster. In the District 22 race, Republican Allen West defeated Ron Klein. District 24's race ended with Sandra Adams defeating Democratic incumbent Suzanne Kosmas.

Florida has been a battleground state in the last elections. In 2000, the presidential election was too close to call after Election Day, and the electoral votes of Florida was needed for either George W. Bush or Al Gore to win. The election result in Florida was also to close to call and a recounting of votes was required. The process took over a month and there were several allegations of voter fraud. In the end, Bush won Florida's electoral votes and the election, but not the popular vote.http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/12/politics/recount/12ASSE.html

• 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obamahttp://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#FL

• Winner of Florida's Twenty-Seven Electoral Votes: Barack Obamahttp://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#FL
• Margin of victory: 51% to 49%http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#FL

• Winner of Florida's Senate Race: Bill Nelsonhttp://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/7/2006&DATAMODE=
• Margin of victory: 60.3% to 38.1%http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/7/2006&DATAMODE=

• 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bushhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/fl/
• Winner of Florida's Twenty-Seven Electoral Votes: George W. Bushhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/fl/
• Margin of victory: 52.1% to 47.1%http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/fl/