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Preliminary results from today's contested primaries are in No images? Click here August 20th Florida Primary: Unofficial ResultsFlorida held its Primary Elections today. While precincts are still not 100% reported, we wanted to send out a preliminary summary highlighting the UNOFFICIAL results. The November 5th General Election comes into clearer focus after tonight, with Republicans looking to retain super-majority control of the both state legislative chambers. All 120 Florida House seats and 20 Florida Senate seats are up for re-election in November. Several state legislative seats did not have primary challengers, but almost all will face general election challengers. Additionally, one state senate and eight state house candidates did not have primary or general election opposition and were automatically elected after qualifying in June. For your convenience, we've provided a link to the most updated information and results from the Florida Division of Elections.
Federal RacesAll Congressional incumbents won their primary elections. In the Senate Race, Senator Rick Scott (R) easily defeated his two Republican primary challengers. On the Democratic side, former Congresswoman Debbie Marcusal-Powell easily won her primary to face Scott in the general. In the the House, the only open seat is the 8th District, due to the retirement of Congressman Bill Posey (R). Former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos easily edged out his primary challengers. He is expected to win this Republican seat in the general election.
State SenateIn District 5, incumbent Senator Tracie Davis (D) defeated her primary challenger. She is expected to easily win her General Election in this very blue seat. In District 7, Tom Leek (R), a former state Representative trounced David Shoar in the Republican primary. This was a very expensive and unusual primary with Sen. Scott and Gov. DeSantis endorsing Leek and former President Trump endorsing Shoar. Shoar, a former St. John’s county sheriff, had significant support from trial attorneys including John Morgan. Leek is expected to win the general election in this heavy R-seat and will replace Senator Travis Hutson, who is term-limited. In District 15, incumbent state Senator Geraldine Thompson defeated a challenge from former state Senator Randolph Bracy in the Democratic primary. Facing no general election opposition, Sen. Thompson will remain a state Senator. In District 19, Randy Fine (R), a term-limited state Representative, easily won his primary. and is expected to win in November, replacing term-limited Senator Debbie Mayfield. In the very blue District 25, three candidates sought to replace term-limited Senator Victor Torres in the Democratic primary. Ultimately, state Representative Kristen Arrington defeated two challengers, including Carmen Torres, Sen. Torres’ daughter. In District 35, Barbara Sharief defeated Chad Klitzman in the Democratic primary. Even though she has a general election challenger, she should easily win this Broward County seat, replacing Senator Lauren Book (D).
State HouseIn District 13 in Jacksonville, incumbent Angie Nixon (D) defeated her primary opponent and only faces a write-in for the general. In District 18, Nick Primrose (R), a former deputy general counsel for Governor DeSantis, lost to Kim Kendall (R). In District 19, Sam Greco (R), a former US Navy officer, defeated his primary challenger and will easily win his general election in this R-leaning seat. In District 22, Chad Johnson (R) defeated Raemi Eagle-Glenn (R) to replace term-limited Speaker Pro-Tempore Chuck Clemons. In District 27, Richard Gentry (R) defeated three primary challengers. Gentry, a former lobbyist, is expected to easily win his general election in this republican seat. In District 32, a race to replace term-limited Randy Fine, term-limited Senator Debbie Mayfield easily defeated her primary challenger and moves on to the general election, where she is expected to handily win in this Republican-leaning seat. In District 35, a top targeted race for the Republicans to flip the seat, Erika Booth (R) defeated her primary challenger and will face incumbent Democrat Representative Tom Keen in the general election. In District 49, Jennifer Kincart-Johnson (R) came out on top over 3 primary challengers to win the seat previously held by Rep. Bell (R). In District 81, Greg Folley (R) won his primary to replace term-limited Representative Bob Rommel (R). Folley has a general election but is expected to win in this R-leaning district. |


