Republican Rick Scott has a 68,227 vote margin over Democrat Alex Sink—2,588,415 to 2,520,138. This will probably hold. If so, he will owe the victory to Northwest Florida.
Margins for Scott in NW Florida
Escambia: 17,720 (57%)
Santa Rosa: 27,674 (69%)
Okaloosa: 22,151 (69%)
Walton: 7,655 (68%)
Bay: 36,486 (67%)
Total: 111,686 vote margin
Without Escambia County, Scott still has a 93,966-vote lead over Sink. Northwest Florida is Rick Scott Country.
