1998 General Election Results from Florida

78% of the candidates for the United States House of Representatives had no opponent on the ballot. (This is the same House of Representatives that voted to impeach President Clinton because he lied under oath.)
66% of the candidates for the Florida State Senate ran unopposed.
59% of the candidates for Florida State Representative ran unopposed.
The Governor is the son of a former President.

Is this your definition of a democracy, or a Banana Republic?