Florida 2023 General Election

The Green Papers: Florida 2023 General Election

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Florida
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	21,570,527	(6.96% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	30	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	28	(6.44% of 435)
Capital:	Tallahassee

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Uncontested races do not appear on the ballot.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Richard L. "Rick" Scott • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (12, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic		Matt Boswell • FEC S4FL00454
		Democratic		Donald "Don" Horan • FEC S4FL00538
		Democratic		Rodenay "Rod" Joseph • FEC S4FL00512; 31 Mar 23; Tot $5,897; Dsb $5,896
		Democratic		Bernard Korn • FEC S0FL00635
		~~Democratic~~		~~Josue Larose - apparently not a candidate~~ • FEC S4FL00462; 31 Mar 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Democratic		Chase Anderson "Andy" Romagnano • FEC S4FL00561
		Democratic		Matthew Alexander Sanscrainte • FEC S4FL00488
		Democratic		Everett Stern

		Republican		Keith Gross • FEC S4FL00553
		*Republican*		*Senator Richard L. "Rick" Scott* • FEC S8FL00273; 31 Mar 23; Tot $914,262; Dsb $2,185,602

		Libertarian		Wilson Instervil • FEC H4FL01163

		No Party Affiliation		Shantele R. Bennett
		No Party Affiliation		Alix Christopher Toulme, Jr. • FEC S4FL00520

		Write-in		James "Jim" Davis • FEC S4FL00439
		Write-in		Salomon Hernandez, Sr. • FEC S4FL00546

Class 3		Republican	Senator Marco Rubio • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on ticket with Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 20 Republican (20 Undetermined); 8 Democratic (8 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II* • FEC H6FL01119; 31 Mar 23; Tot $674,641; Dsb $522,635
		Republican		William J. McPhillips • FEC H4FL01171

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Neal Patrick Dunn • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Willie Jeffeerson Anderson • FEC H4FL02088 or H4FL02096 • FEC H4FL02088
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Neal Patrick Dunn* • FEC H6FL02208; 31 Mar 23; Tot $93,626; Dsb $126,170

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Kat Cammack • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Kat Cammack* • FEC H0FL03175; 31 Mar 23; Tot $312,675; Dsb $121,847

		Libertarian		Anthony Stebbins • FEC H4FL03128

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Aaron P. Bean • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		LaShonda "L.J." Holloway

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Aaron P. Bean* • FEC H2FL04211; 01 May 23; Tot $93,342; Dsb $98,404

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress John H. Rutherford • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Gary L. Koniz
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress John H. Rutherford* • FEC H6FL04105; 31 Mar 23; Tot $72,690; Dsb $43,111

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Waltz • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Mathias "Mat" Lenssen • FEC H4FL06030
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Waltz* • FEC H8FL06148; 31 Mar 23; Tot $187,736; Dsb $173,827

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Cory Mills • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Allek Pastrana • FEC H2FL07230; 31 Mar 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Republican		Kristofer "KrisSteven" Lawson
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Cory Mills* • FEC H2FL07156; 01 May 23; Tot $161,458; Dsb $114,817

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress William "Bill" Posey • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		West Melbourne Council Member Daniel "Dan" McDow • FEC H4FL08119

		Republican		John L. Hearton • FEC H4FL08101
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress William "Bill" Posey* • FEC H8FL15107; 31 Mar 23; Tot $56,557; Dsb $48,844

		No Party Affiliation		Henry Schuman

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Darren Soto • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Darren Soto* • FEC H6FL09179; 31 Mar 23; Tot $146,237; Dsb $74,024

		Republican		Angel Luis Coba • FEC H4FL09158
		Republican		Scotty Moore • FEC H2FL09228; 31 Mar 23; Tot $55,944; Dsb $3,201
		Republican		Sergio E. Ortiz • FEC H0FL09073

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress Maxwell Alejandro Frost • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Maxwell Alejandro Frost* • FEC H2FL10259; 31 Mar 23; Tot $417,593; Dsb $339,097
		Democratic		V. Leslie White

		Republican		Willie J. Montague • FEC H0FL10113; 31 Mar 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		No Party Affiliation		Lateresa "L.A." Jones

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Member of Congress Daniel "Dan" Webster • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Laura Loomer
		Republican		former state Representative Anthony Sabatini • FEC H2FL11117; 31 Mar 23; Tot $455; Dsb $991
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Daniel "Dan" Webster* • FEC H0FL08208; 31 Mar 23; Tot $70,723; Dsb $66,377

		Libertarian		Ralph Groves • FEC H4FL11089

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Member of Congress Gus Michael Bilirakis • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Gus Michael Bilirakis* • FEC H6FL09070; 31 Mar 23; Tot $171,865; Dsb $81,052

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Member of Congress Anna Paulina Luna • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Anna Paulina Luna* • FEC H0FL13158; 01 May 23; Tot $320,107; Dsb $62,151

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Member of Congress Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor* • FEC H6FL11126; 31 Mar 23; Tot $112,916; Dsb $86,199

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Member of Congress Laurel Lee • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Laurel Lee* • FEC H2FL15241; 01 May 23; Tot $140,555; Dsb $39,177

		Write-in		James Amburgey

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Member of Congress Vernon "Vern" Buchanan • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Vernon "Vern" Buchanan* • FEC H6FL13148; 31 Mar 23; Tot $312,933; Dsb $134,947

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 17		Republican	Member of Congress Greg W. Steube • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • 18 January 2023: Hospitalized in the ICU with non-life threatening injuries after falling approximately 25 feet off a ladder while cutting tree limbs.
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Greg W. Steube* • FEC H8FL17053; 31 Mar 23; Tot $123,193; Dsb $92,092

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 18		Republican	Member of Congress Scott Franklin • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Peter Braunston

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Scott Franklin* • FEC H0FL15104; 31 Mar 23; Tot $64,617; Dsb $43,018

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 19		Republican	Member of Congress Byron Donalds • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Byron Donalds* • FEC H2FL14186; 31 Mar 23; Tot $403,771; Dsb $368,657

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 20		Democratic	Member of Congress Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick • First elected in a Special Election: 11 January 2022 [re: death of Member of Congress of Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 21		Republican	Member of Congress Brian Mast • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Jeff Buongiorno
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Brian Mast* • FEC H6FL18097; 31 Mar 23; Tot $306,053; Dsb $315,916
		Republican		Ljubo Skrbic

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 22		Democratic	Member of Congress Lois J. Frankel • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Lois J. Frankel* • FEC H2FL14053; 31 Mar 23; Tot $206,063; Dsb $75,917

		Republican		Deborah "Deb" Adeimy • FEC H2FL21132; 31 Mar 23; Tot $2,000; Dsb $1,917
		Republican		Daniel John Franzese • FEC H2FL21108; 31 Mar 23; Tot $25,955; Dsb $20,453
		Republican		Andrew Gutmann • FEC H4FL22136

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 23		Democratic	Member of Congress Jared E. Moskowitz • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Jared E. Moskowitz* • FEC H2FL22171; 31 Mar 23; Tot $172,931; Dsb $118,757

		No Party Affiliation		Christine Scott

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 24		Democratic	Member of Congress Frederica S. Wilson • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 25		Democratic	Member of Congress Debbie Wasserman Schultz • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Debbie Wasserman Schultz* • FEC H4FL20023; 31 Mar 23; Tot $283,849; Dsb $280,135

		Republican		Weston City Commissioner Christopher "Chris" Eddy • FEC H4FL25030; 31 Mar 23; Tot $28,180; Dsb $8,107
		Republican		Carla A. Spalding • FEC H0FL23090; 31 Mar 23; Tot $62,238; Dsb $60,489
		Republican		Rubin Young • FEC H4FL25022

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 26		Republican	Member of Congress Mario Diaz-Balart • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Ian Anthony Medina • FEC H4FL26079 or H4FL26087 • FEC H4FL26079

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Mario Diaz-Balart* • FEC H2FL25018; 31 Mar 23; Tot $171,495; Dsb $153,526

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 27		Republican	Member of Congress Marìa Elvira Salazar • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Marìa Elvira Salazar* • FEC H8FL27185; 31 Mar 23; Tot $206,208; Dsb $35,517

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 28		Republican	Member of Congress Carlos A. Giménez • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Carlos A. Giménez* • FEC H0FL26036; 31 Mar 23; Tot $111,309; Dsb $96,416

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Attorney General Ashley Moody • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Chief Financial Officer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. The new office of Chief Financial Officer will replace both the Comptroller and Treasurer in Florida.

		Republican	Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis • Appointed: 30 June 2017 [re: resignation of Jeff Atwater (Republican)]; first elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	A & CS Commissioner Wilton Simpson • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 19 candidates
	• Republican: 27 incumbents, 42 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Conservative USA
	• Ecology Party of Florida
	• Justice Party
	• Peace And Freedom
	• Socialist Workers Party
	• Unity
Independents
	• No Party Affiliation: 5 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 3 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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Election Authority
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Legislature Links to State Legislatures
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Democratic
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Republican
	• Republican Party of Florida
Third Party
	• Conservative Party USA Florida
	• Constitution Party of Florida
	• Ecology Party of Florida
	• Green Party of Florida
	• Justice Party of Florida
	• Libertarian Party of Florida
	• Peace and Freedom Party of Florida
	• Reform Party of Florida
	• Reform Party of Florida
	• Socialist Workers Party of Florida
	• The Unity Party of Florida
Media & others
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	• Gulfshore Business
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	• New Chief - The Ledger - Winter Haven - Lakeland
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	• News Leader - Fernandina Beach
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	• Palm Beach Post - Post on Politics
	• Politics1.com - Florida
	• Sayfie Review
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	• Sunshine State News - Tallahassee
	• Tallahassee Democrat
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	• The Daily Commercial - Leesburg
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	• The News Herald - Panama City
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