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“COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7156 on Oct. 23, 2001.
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
Office of the Clerk,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, October 17, 2001.Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a facsimile copy of a letter received from L. Clayton Roberts, Director, Division of Elections, of the Office of the Secretary of State, State of Florida, indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election held October 16, 2001, the Honorable Jeff Miller was elected Representative in Congress for the First Congressional District, State of Florida.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Jeff Trandahl,
Clerk.
Attachment.
Florida Department of State,
Division of Elections,
Tallahassee, FL, October 17, 2001.Hon. Jeff Trandahl,Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Trandahl: This is to advise you that the unofficial results of the Special Election held on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, for Representative in Congress from the First Congressional District of Florida, show that Jeff Miller received 53,247 votes or 65.7 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office.
It would appear from these unofficial results that Jeff Miller was elected as Representative in Congress from the First Congressional District of Florida.
To the best of our knowledge and belief at this time, there is no contest to this election.
As soon as the official results are certified to this office by all counties involved, an official Certificate of Election will be prepared for transmittal as required by law.
Sincerely,
L. Clayton Roberts,
Director, Division of Elections.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS--UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT: 1
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John G. Floyd
County Report Jeff Miller Steve Briese Ralls Jr., Miller Tom Wells
(Percent) (REP) (DEM) (NPA) (WRI) (WRI)
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Bay......................... 100.0% 1,483 557 39 4 0
Escambia.................... 100.0% 18,851 9,616 1,769 0 0
Holmes...................... 100.0% 633 506 20 0 0
Okaloosa.................... 100.0% 18,239 7,339 2,314 0 0
Santa Rosa.................. 100.0% 11,601 3,012 703 0 0
Walton...................... 100.0% 2,400 1,663 268 0 0
Total................... ........... 53,247 22,693 5,113 4 0
Percent............... ........... 65.7 28.0 6.3 0.0 0.0
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