Rubio was a little-known republican candidate that had a small group of followers however, the race had changed in an instant. The leading candidate for the republican party, Charlie Crist, had disengaged with the republican party, declaring himself an independant, this changed the election, and Rubio’s results, greatly. Rubio had practicall gained followers overnight, during the election, Marco Rubio won in a landslide with 48.9% of the vote with Charlie Crist only gainig 29.7% of the results. Marko Rubio had won by nearly one-fifth of the results(Rubio’s Top 5 Accomplishments). Over the many years that Florida has been a state, there have been many influences, and many of them have been Hispanic Americans. The amount of Hispanic Americans and their role in shaping Florida is simply astounding. Marco Rubio is a prime example of the influence of Hispanic Americans in the state of Florida, the amount that he has done to represent and bring a new light to the Hispanic American community is noteable to say the least. Marco Rubio can be seen as a role-model and a key part of shaping Florida into what it is today