The Green Papers: Florida 2023 General Election
 
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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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Florida State and Local Government

Florida Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


Uncontested races do not appear on the ballot.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th 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)
  Candidate Democratic     Matt Boswell
FEC S4FL00454
  Candidate Democratic     Donald "Don" Horan
FEC S4FL00538
  Candidate Democratic     Rodenay "Rod" Joseph
FEC S4FL00512; 31 Mar 23; Tot $5,897; Dsb $5,896
  Candidate Democratic     Bernard Korn
FEC S0FL00635
    Democratic     Josue Larose - apparently not a candidate
FEC S4FL00462; 31 Mar 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Democratic     Chase Anderson "Andy" Romagnano
FEC S4FL00561
  Candidate Democratic     Matthew Alexander Sanscrainte
FEC S4FL00488
  Candidate Democratic     Everett Stern
  Candidate Republican     Keith Gross
FEC S4FL00553
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Richard L. "Rick" Scott
FEC S8FL00273; 31 Mar 23; Tot $914,262; Dsb $2,185,602
  Candidate Libertarian     Wilson Instervil
FEC H4FL01163
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Shantele R. Bennett
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Alix Christopher Toulme, Jr.
FEC S4FL00520
  Candidate Write-in     James "Jim" Davis
FEC S4FL00439
  Candidate 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

118th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th 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
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II
FEC H6FL01119; 31 Mar 23; Tot $674,641; Dsb $522,635
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Willie Jeffeerson Anderson
FEC H4FL02088 or H4FL02096

FEC H4FL02088
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Kat Cammack
FEC H0FL03175; 31 Mar 23; Tot $312,675; Dsb $121,847
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     LaShonda "L.J." Holloway
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Gary L. Koniz
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Mathias "Mat" Lenssen
FEC H4FL06030
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Allek Pastrana
FEC H2FL07230; 31 Mar 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     Kristofer "KrisSteven" Lawson
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     West Melbourne Council Member  Daniel "Dan" McDow
FEC H4FL08119
  Candidate Republican     John L. Hearton
FEC H4FL08101
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  William "Bill" Posey
FEC H8FL15107; 31 Mar 23; Tot $56,557; Dsb $48,844
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Darren Soto
FEC H6FL09179; 31 Mar 23; Tot $146,237; Dsb $74,024
  Candidate Republican     Angel Luis Coba
FEC H4FL09158
  Candidate Republican     Scotty Moore
FEC H2FL09228; 31 Mar 23; Tot $55,944; Dsb $3,201
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Maxwell Alejandro Frost
FEC H2FL10259; 31 Mar 23; Tot $417,593; Dsb $339,097
  Candidate Democratic     V. Leslie White
  Candidate Republican     Willie J. Montague
FEC H0FL10113; 31 Mar 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Laura Loomer
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Anthony Sabatini
FEC H2FL11117; 31 Mar 23; Tot $455; Dsb $991
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Daniel "Dan" Webster
FEC H0FL08208; 31 Mar 23; Tot $70,723; Dsb $66,377
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Laurel Lee
FEC H2FL15241; 01 May 23; Tot $140,555; Dsb $39,177
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Peter Braunston
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Jeff Buongiorno
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Brian Mast
FEC H6FL18097; 31 Mar 23; Tot $306,053; Dsb $315,916
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Lois J. Frankel
FEC H2FL14053; 31 Mar 23; Tot $206,063; Dsb $75,917
  Candidate Republican     Deborah "Deb" Adeimy
FEC H2FL21132; 31 Mar 23; Tot $2,000; Dsb $1,917
  Candidate Republican     Daniel John Franzese
FEC H2FL21108; 31 Mar 23; Tot $25,955; Dsb $20,453
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Jared E. Moskowitz
FEC H2FL22171; 31 Mar 23; Tot $172,931; Dsb $118,757
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FEC H4FL20023; 31 Mar 23; Tot $283,849; Dsb $280,135
  Candidate Republican     Weston City Commissioner  Christopher "Chris" Eddy
FEC H4FL25030; 31 Mar 23; Tot $28,180; Dsb $8,107
  Candidate Republican     Carla A. Spalding
FEC H0FL23090; 31 Mar 23; Tot $62,238; Dsb $60,489
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Ian Anthony Medina
FEC H4FL26079 or H4FL26087

FEC H4FL26079
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes
Election Authority
  Florida Department of State - Division of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Florida House of Representatives
  Florida Senate
  The Florida Monitor Weekly Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Democratic
  Florida Democratic Party
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
  Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte Harbor
  Citrus County Chronicle - Crystal River
  Daytona Beach News-Journal
  El Nueve Herald - Miami
  Florida News Center
  Florida Politics (blog)
  Florida Today - Melborne, Merritt Island, Palm Bay, Titusville
  Gadsden County Times
  Gulfshore Business
  KeysNews.com - The Florida Keys
  Lake City Reporter
  Naples Daily News
  New Chief - The Ledger - Winter Haven - Lakeland
  New Times - Broward-Palm Beach
  News Leader - Fernandina Beach
  News-Sun - Avon Park - Lake Placid - Sebring
  Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach
  Orlando Sentinel
  Palatka Daily News
  Palm Beach Post
  Palm Beach Post - Post on Politics
  Politics1.com - Florida
  Sayfie Review
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Broward - Palm Beach - Miami-Dade
  St. Augustine Record
  St. Petersburg Times
  Sunshine State News - Tallahassee
  Tallahassee Democrat
  Tampa Bay Times - St. Petersburg
  TC Palm - Treasure Coast - Palm Beach
  The Apalachicola Times
  The Beaches Leader - Jacksonville
  The Daily Commercial - Leesburg
  The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville
  The Gainesville Sun
  The Ledger - Lakeland
  The News Herald - Panama City
  The News-Press - Fort Myers
  The Palm Beach Post
  The Westside Gazette - BlackPressUSA - Broward County
  WBBH TV - NBC - Fort Myers
  WCJB TV - ABC - Gainesville - Lake City - Ocala
  WCTV - CBS - Tallahassee
  WEAR TV - ABC - Pensacola
  WESH TV - NBC - Winter Park
  WFLA TV - NBC - Tampa
  WFOR TV - CBS - Miami - Fort Lauderdale
  WFTS TV - ABC - Tampa - St. Petersburg - Sarasota
  WFTV TV - ABC - Orlando
  WINK TV - CBS - Fort Myers
  WINZ AM - CC - Miami
  WJHG TV - NBC - Panama City
  WJXT TV - Jacksonville
  WJXX TV - ABC and WTLV TV - NBC - Jacksonville
  WKMG TV - CBS - Orlando
  WPBF TV - IBS - West Palm Beach
  WPTV TV - NBC - West Palm Beach
  WSCV-TV - Telemundo 51 - Miami - Ft. Lauderdale
  WSVN TV - FOX - Miami
  WTSP TV - CBS - Tampa
  WTVJ TV - NBC - Miramar
  WTVT TV - FOX - Tampa Bay
  WTXL TV - ABC - Tallahassee

 


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