2012Final results
2012 election for Florida's 8th District
U.S. House · Florida
Bill Posey (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Shannon Roberts (D) by 21.4 points.
Bill PoseyRepublican · winner
58.9%205,432
Shannon RobertsDemocrat
37.5%130,870
Richard H. GillmorIndependent
3.6%12,607
348,909 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.
Shannon RobertsBill Posey
$27.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$25.4K
Spent by the campaign
$900.1K
$2.2K
Cash on hand
$253.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Richard H. Gillmor $12.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012