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…
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…
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…
Kat Cammack defeated Judson Sapp, Gavin Rollins, James St. George, and six others in the Republican primary in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. With 98% of precincts reporting, Cammack received 25% of the vote followed by Sapp, Rollins, and St. George with 20%, 15%, and 14%, respectively. No other candidate received over 10% of the vote.…
Esteban Bovo Jr. and Daniella Levine Cava were the top-two finishers in the nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Mayor on August 18. As of 9:45 p.m. Eastern Time on election night, Bovo and Cava had received 30% and 29% of the vote, respectively, with 92% of precincts reporting. Because neither candidate received 50% of the…
Byron Donalds defeated eight other candidates in the Republican primary in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. At 9:52 p.m. on election night, Decision Desk HQ called the race with 100% of precincts reporting. Donalds received 22.6% of the vote, followed closely by Dane Eagle with 21.85% of the vote, Casey Askar with 19.99%, and William Figlesthaler…
Anna Paulina Luna defeated Amanda Makki, George Buck, and two others in Florida’s 13th Congressional District’s Republican primary. Luna received 36% of the vote followed by Makki and Buck with 29% and 26%, respectively. No other candidate received over 10% of the vote. She will face incumbent Rep. Charlie Crist (D) and Jacob Curnow, a Republican write-in candidate,…
Alan Cohn defeated Adam Hattersley, Jesse Philippe, and Kel Britvec in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 15th Congressional District on August 18. Cohn received 41% of the vote followed by Hattersley and Philippe with 33% and 26%, respectively. Cohn, an investigative journalist, said his campaign priorities include expanding access to healthcare, addressing climate change, and increasing the minimum wage. He received endorsements from six…
Scott Franklin defeated incumbent Rep. Ross Spano in the Republican primary for Florida’s 15th Congressional District. With 99% of precincts reporting, Franklin received 51% of the vote to Spano’s 49%. Franklin, who was elected to the Lakeland City Commission in 2018, said he would advance President Trump’s agenda and “earn back the trust, respect and…
Ten candidates are running in the August 18 Republican Party primary in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. Incumbent Rep. Ted Yoho (R), first elected in 2012, is not running for re-election. Three candidates—Kat Cammack, Judson Sapp, and James St. George—lead in noteworthy primary endorsements and fundraising. Cammack was endorsed by two Tea Party organizations and U.S.…