1,669,462 votes cast in 2012 Florida Republican primary. Party officials were expecting two million.

[flpoljunkie]

The Florida primary is closed, so only Republicans can participate, unlike the first three contests, which allowed independents or Democrats to cross over and vote. Florida Republicans are hardly monolithic, with Cuban-Americans in the south to rock-ribbed social conservatives in the panhandle, mixed with a large influx of new voters and retirees. Party officials estimate that two million people will cast ballots on Jan. 31.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/us/politics/florida-republican-primary-poses-new-challenges.html

Statewide Results

Republican PrimaryCompare Counties
CandidatePartyStatewide Votes

Michele Bachmann REP3,959
0.24%
Herman Cain REP3,494
0.21%
Newt Gingrich REP533,038
31.93%
Jon HuntsmanREP6,197
0.37%
Gary Johnson REP1,196
0.07%
Ron Paul REP117,094
7.01%
Rick Perry REP6,768
0.41%
Mitt Romney REP774,942
46.42%
Rick Santorum REP222,774
13.34%

1,669,462 total votes cast

http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/

[rurallib]

1. 15% short?

did I calculate that right?
That seems quite significant.

[RockaFowler]

2. And less than 2008