2012Final results
2012 election for Florida's 5th District
U.S. House · Florida
Corrine Brown (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Leanne Kolb (R) by 44.5 points.
Corrine BrownDemocrat · winner
70.8%190,472
Leanne KolbRepublican
26.3%70,700
Eileen FlemingIndependent
3.0%7,978
269,153 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Corrine BrownLeanne Kolb
$615.1K
Raised by the campaign
$19.9K
$618.2K
Spent by the campaign
$19.9K
$1.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012; FEC, through Nov 26, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012