2020 Florida Republican presidential primary

For primaries in other races, see 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida.

The 2020 Florida Republican presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, as one of the three contests scheduled on that date in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election.

2020 Florida Republican presidential primary

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Candidate Donald Trump Bill Weld Home state Florida[1] Massachusetts Delegate count 122 – Popular vote 1,162,984 39,319 Percentage 93.79% 3.2%

A Republican Party sample ballot from Sumter County, Florida.

Results

Incumbent United States president Donald Trump was challenged by three candidates: businessman and perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente of California, former congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. Walsh withdrew from the race prior to the primary.^[2]

2020 Florida Republican presidential primary^[3][4]

Candidate	Votes	%	Estimated delegates
Donald Trump (incumbent)	1,162,984	93.79	122
Bill Weld	39,319	3.17
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)	25,464	2.05
Rocky De La Fuente	12,172	0.98
Total	1,239,939	100%	122

Results by county

2020 Florida Republican primary (results per county)[3]
County	Donald Trump		Bill Weld		Joe Walsh		Rocky De La Fuente		Total votes cast
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Alachua	9,178	90.51	535	5.28	281	2.77	146	1.44	10,140
Baker	3,074	98.97	15	0.48	11	0.35	6	0.19	3,106
Bay	13,250	96.84	235	1.72	126	0.92	72	0.53	13,683
Bradford	2,756	97.63	25	0.89	28	0.99	14	0.50	2,823
Brevard	53,104	93.90	1,914	3.38	1,041	1.84	493	0.87	56,552
Broward	40,176	92.00	1,716	3.93	1,223	2.80	553	1.27	43,668
Calhoun	939	99.05	1	0.11	5	0.53	3	0.32	948
Charlotte	13,147	93.63	477	3.40	311	2.21	107	0.76	14,042
Citrus	18,556	95.35	480	2.47	289	1.49	135	0.69	19,460
Clay	17,750	95.51	392	2.11	316	1.70	126	0.68	18,584
Collier	34,863	93.85	1,379	3.71	609	1.64	298	0.80	37,149
Columbia	4,843	97.50	64	1.29	41	0.83	19	0.38	4,967
DeSoto	1,105	96.34	17	1.48	18	1.57	7	0.61	1,147
Dixie	1,440	98.77	9	0.62	2	0.14	7	0.48	1,458
Duval	50,953	94.74	1,381	2.57	979	1.82	467	0.87	53,780
Escambia	26,497	94.40	837	2.98	524	1.87	210	0.75	28,068
Flagler	10,308	95.60	237	2.20	161	1.49	76	0.70	10,782
Franklin	1,033	96.00	20	1.86	16	1.49	7	0.65	1,076
Gadsden	1,275	95.65	27	2.03	21	1.58	10	0.75	1,333
Gilchrist	1,695	96.53	26	1.48	25	1.42	10	0.57	1,756
Glades	901	96.47	14	1.50	12	1.28	7	0.75	934
Gulf	1,534	96.84	28	1.77	12	0.76	10	0.63	1,584
Hamilton	919	98.71	4	0.43	6	0.64	2	0.21	931
Hardee	1,525	97.51	10	0.64	17	1.09	12	0.77	1,564
Hendry	1,769	96.51	21	1.15	23	1.25	20	1.09	1,833
Hernando	17,258	95.42	368	2.03	312	1.73	148	0.82	18,086
Highlands	7,575	96.06	142	1.80	122	1.55	47	0.60	7,886
Hillsborough	68,940	92.93	2,657	3.58	1,646	2.22	939	1.27	74,182
Holmes	2,413	99.14	11	0.45	7	0.29	3	0.12	2,434
Indian River	14,629	93.70	541	3.47	319	2.04	123	0.79	15,612
Jackson	3,469	97.97	34	0.96	26	0.73	12	0.34	3,541
Jefferson	887	96.73	15	1.64	10	1.09	5	0.55	917
Lafayette	841	98.02	6	0.70	6	0.70	5	0.58	858
Lake	25,996	95.19	612	2.24	475	1.74	227	0.83	27,310
Lee	58,582	92.94	2,366	3.75	1,481	2.35	605	0.96	63,034
Leon	12,686	89.70	786	5.56	412	2.91	259	1.83	14,143
Levy	4,644	97.46	39	0.82	48	1.01	34	0.71	4,765
Liberty	438	98.87	0	0.00	2	0.45	3	0.68	443
Madison	1,457	97.79	17	1.14	10	0.67	6	0.40	1,490
Manatee	33,334	93.65	1,248	3.51	739	2.08	275	0.77	35,596
Marion	27,661	95.18	634	2.18	550	1.89	216	0.74	29,061
Martin	12,403	91.25	675	4.97	344	2.53	171	1.26	13,593
Miami-Dade	68,359	94.22	1,801	2.48	1,214	1.67	1,179	1.63	72,553
Monroe	5,745	91.85	254	4.06	169	2.70	87	1.39	6,255
Nassau	11,524	96.27	259	2.16	134	1.12	53	0.44	11,970
Okaloosa	17,330	93.78	580	3.14	401	2.17	169	0.91	18,480
Okeechobee	2,425	97.16	28	1.12	38	1.52	5	0.20	2,496
Orange	41,606	91.80	1,910	4.21	1,169	2.58	637	1.41	45,322
Osceola	13,931	93.40	430	2.88	334	2.24	220	1.48	14,915
Palm Beach	47,472	91.46	2,263	4.36	1,533	2.95	638	1.23	51,906
Pasco	35,678	94.59	968	2.57	782	2.07	292	0.77	37,720
Pinellas	72,450	90.89	3,699	4.64	2,558	3.21	1,005	1.26	79,712
Polk	38,493	95.34	959	2.38	638	1.58	284	0.70	40,374
Putnam	6,115	97.61	62	0.99	59	0.94	29	0.46	6,265
Santa Rosa	16,500	95.66	360	2.09	272	1.58	117	0.68	17,249
Sarasota	37,352	92.31	1,706	4.22	984	2.43	420	1.04	40,462
Seminole	27,009	93.00	1,127	3.88	578	1.99	328	1.13	29,042
St. Johns	24,171	94.93	688	2.70	406	1.59	198	0.78	25,463
St. Lucie	17,052	94.84	454	2.53	335	1.86	139	0.77	17,980
Sumter	21,897	96.44	452	1.99	257	1.13	99	0.44	22,705
Suwannee	4,494	98.38	30	0.66	34	0.74	10	0.22	4,568
Taylor	2,407	98.97	14	0.58	8	0.33	3	0.12	2,432
Union	1,043	98.58	6	0.57	4	0.38	5	0.47	1,058
Volusia	33,774	93.91	1,075	2.99	811	2.26	303	0.84	35,963
Wakulla	2,755	96.60	48	1.68	34	1.19	15	0.53	2,852
Walton	5,140	95.63	113	2.10	90	1.67	32	0.60	5,375
Washington	2,459	98.24	18	0.72	16	0.64	10	0.40	2,503
Total	1,162,984	93.79	39,319	3.17	25,464	2.05	12,172	0.98	1,239,939