2014 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

2014 Chief Financial Officer of Florida General Election

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Nominee Jeff Atwater Will Rankin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,353,897 2,337,727 Percentage 58.9% 41.1%

County results Congressional district results Atwater:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Rankin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

CFO before election Jeff Atwater Republican Elected CFO Jeff Atwater Republican

The 2014 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 4, 2014, which resulted in the re-election of the Florida Chief Financial Officer. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater ran for re-election to a second term in office. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jeff Atwater, incumbent Chief Financial Officer ^{[2] [3]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Will Rankin, businessman, 11-year U.S. Army Veteran, and former Ohio director of asset management ^[4]

Withdrew

• Allie Braswell, President of the Central Florida Urban League ^[5]

Declined

• Jim Waldman, state representative ^[6]

General election

Candidates

• Jeff Atwater (Republican)
• Will Rankin (Democratic)

Endorsements

Jeff Atwater

Organizations

• Florida Medical Association ^[7]
• Florida Police Benevolent Association ^[8]

Newspapers

• The Bradenton Herald ^[9]
• The Bradenton Times ^[10]
• The Florida Times-Union ^[11]
• The Miami Herald ^[12]
• The Palm Beach Post ^[13]
• Sun-Sentinel ^[14]
• Tampa Bay Times ^[15]
• Tampa Tribune ^[16]

Will Rankin

Organizations

• Florida Alliance for Retired Americans ^[17]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Atwater (R)	Will Rankin (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling [18]	November 1–2, 2014	1,198	± 2.8%	51%	37%	12%
Saint Leo University [19]	October 16–19, 2014	500	± 4.9%	50%	35%	15%
Public Policy Polling [20]	September 4–7, 2014	818	± 3.8%	46%	34%	20%

By congressional district

Atwater won 21 of 27 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats. ^[21]

District	Atwater	Rankin	Representative
1st	75%	25%	Jeff Miller
2nd	59%	41%	Gwen Graham
3rd	67%	33%	Ted Yoho
4th	71%	29%	Ander Crenshaw
5th	37%	63%	Corrine Brown
6th	65%	35%	Ron DeSantis
7th	63%	37%	John Mica
8th	65%	35%	Bill Posey
9th	50.5%	49.5%	Alan Grayson
10th	63%	37%	Daniel Webster
11th	68%	32%	Rich Nugent
12th	66%	34%	Gus Bilirakis
13th	62%	38%	Bill Young
14th	48%	52%	Kathy Castor
15th	64%	36%	Dennis Ross
16th	63%	37%	Vern Buchanan
17th	67%	33%	Tom Rooney
18th	62%	38%	Patrick Murphy
19th	69%	31%	Trey Radel
20th	22%	78%	Alcee Hastings
21st	47%	53%	Ted Deutch
22nd	54%	46%	Lois Frankel
23rd	44%	56%	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
24th	16%	84%	Frederica Wilson
25th	62%	38%	Mario Díaz-Balart
26th	55%	45%	Carlos Curbelo
27th	56%	44%	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

References

1. Adam C. Smith (July 8, 2011). "Jeff Atwater already raising money for 2014". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
2. Adam C. Smith (October 22, 2013). "Meet William Rankin, the Dem challenging CFO Atwater". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
3. "Naked Politics - Jeff Atwater | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.com". miamiherald.typepad.com.
4. Kevin Derby (October 11, 2013). "Jeff Atwater Builds Bank as Challenger Emerges". Sunshine State News. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
5. Gary Fineout (August 19, 2013). "Democrat drops CFO bid after bankruptcies revealed". Miami Herald . Retrieved August 19, 2013.
6. Mary Ellen Klas (January 7, 2014). "List of potential Atwater successors continues to grow". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
7. Schorsch, Peter (June 30, 2014). "FMA PAC endorses Rick Scott, Florida Cabinet for re-election". SaintPetersBlog. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
8. William March (June 23, 2014). "PBA backs Crist, Atwater, Bondi, Putnam". Tampa Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
9. "Bradenton Herald recommends Adam Putnam, George Sheldon, Jeff Atwater for Florida Cabinet". The Bradenton Herald. October 12, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
10. "For CFO, We Recommend Jeff Atwater". The Bradenton Times. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
11. "Atwater built impressive record for re-election". The Florida Times-Union. October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
12. "Sheldon, Putnam, Atwater for Florida Cabinet". The Miami Herald. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
13. "Editorial: Atwater's transparency push merits another term as CFO". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
14. "For CFO, re-elect Jeff Atwater". Sun-Sentinel. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
15. "Times Recommends: Jeff Atwater for CFO". Tampa Bay Times. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
16. "Tribune endorsements: Bondi for attorney general; Putnam for agriculture commissioner; Atwater for CFO". Tampa Tribune. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
17. Elmore, Charles (October 4, 2014). "CFO foe rips 'no voice' for the people, he calls it 'loud and clear'". McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
18. Public Policy Polling
19. Saint Leo University
20. Public Policy Polling
21. "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

External links

• Jeff Atwater for Florida Chief Financial Officer
• William Rankin for Florida Chief Financial Officer