Tag: florida
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Republicans flip two U.S. House seats in Florida
Two Democratic U.S. representatives lost re-election bids in Florida, bringing the count of defeated incumbents to seven as of Nov. 5. All seven defeated incumbents are Democrats. In Florida’s 26th Congressional District, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) lost to Carlos Gimenez (R). In the 27th District, Donna Shalala (D) lost to Maria Elvira Salazar (R). Both incumbents…
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Esteban Bovo Jr., Daniella Levine Cava running in Miami-Dade County’s mayoral election
Esteban Bovo Jr. and Daniella Levine Cava are running in the nonpartisan general election for Mayor of Miami-Dade County on November 3, 2020. In the August nonpartisan primary, Bovo and Levine Cava advanced with 29.5% and 28.6% of the vote, respectively. Though the race is nonpartisan, the candidates have received partisan support, with Republican organizations…
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Florida governor appoints Grosshans to state supreme court
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appointed Jamie Grosshans to the Florida Supreme Court on September 14, 2020. She was appointed to succeed Justice Robert Luck, who was elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in November 2019. Grosshans will join two other DeSantis nominees on the seven-member court. The governor had originally…
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Florida Supreme Court nullifies appointment, orders governor to select new nominee
Five members of the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the appointment of Renatha Francis. Justice John Couriel recused himself. The court ordered Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to select a new nominee from a list of seven recommended by a judicial nominating commission. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) had appointed Francis to the state supreme court…
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Pam Keith, Oz Vazquez complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Pam Keith defeated Oz Vazquez in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 18th Congressional District on August 18. Keith received 79.9% of the vote to Vazquez’s 20.1%. Keith will face incumbent Brian Mast (R) and K.W. Miller (independent) in the general election. Before the election, both Keith and Vazquez completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia asks…
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Voters decide state legislative races in three states
Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming held statewide primaries on August 18, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3. There were 265 state legislative seats up for election, including 45 state Senate seats, and 220 state House seats. The following information was current as of August 20. At that time, some…
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Voters in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming decide August 18 congressional primaries
Congressional primary elections for two U.S. Senate seats and 29 U.S. House seats were held in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming on August 18, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Alaska One U.S. Senate seat and the sole at-large U.S. House seat were on the ballot in Alaska.…
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Pam Keith defeats Oz Vazquez in Florida’s 18th Congressional District Democratic primary
Pam Keith defeated Oz Vazquez in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. At 7:37 p.m. Eastern Time Decision Desk HQ called the race with 16.5% of precincts reporting. Keith received 79.9% of the vote and Vazquez received 20.1%. Both candidates had received notable primary endorsements leading up to the election, with Keith garnering support…
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John Mina wins Democratic nomination for a full term as Orange County Sheriff
Orange County, Florida, Sheriff John Mina (D) defeated four challengers to win the Democratic nomination for his first full term in an August 18 primary. As of 8:00 p.m. on election night, Mina had received 44.4% of the vote, followed by Andrew Darling with 19.2% and Jose Lopez with 15.7%. Mina, a former Orlando chief…
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Carlos Gimenez wins Republican nomination to challenge Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in FL-26
Carlos Gimenez defeated Omar Blanco to win the Republican nomination in Florida’s 26th Congressional District in a primary on August 18. As of 8:45 p.m. on election night, Gimenez had 60% of the vote to Blanco’s 40%. Gimenez, who has served as mayor of Miami-Dade County since 2011, says he reduced tax rates and cut…