These Florida State House candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 84-35 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 79 of 120 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Florida Department of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Nov. 3, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Audrey Henson – $495,033 – District 60 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Andy Thomson – $461,932 – District 91 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Carlos Guillermo Smith – $432,878 – District 37 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Andrew Learned – $432,750 – District 69 (Lost general 43% – 57%)
  • Sarah Henry – $295,796 – District 38 (Lost general 48% – 52%)

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Florida Department of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Kayser Enneking – $581,173 – District 21 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Michael Owen – $374,960 – District 59 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Julie Jenkins – $369,518 – District 60 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Jennifer Webb – $352,609 – District 69 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Ricky Junquera – $316,591 – District 118 (Lost general 40% – 60%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Florida PACs submitted to the Florida Department of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.