Florida elections, 2014

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 4, 2014.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

Florida State of the United States of America

Florida is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.

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State elections

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott and Lieutenant Governor Carlos López-Cantera sought re-election. Scott faced Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, a conservative activist and candidate for governor in 1998 and Yinka Adeshina, a pharmacist, in the Republican primary. [1] Scott and López-Cantera faced former Republican governor and independent candidate for Senate in 2010 Democrat Charlie Crist and Annette Taddeo-Goldstein in the general election. [2] Scott was re-elected to a second term.

Rick Scott United States Senator from Florida

Richard Lynn Scott is an American businessman and politician, serving as the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. He previously served as the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.

Lieutenant Governor of Florida position

The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of governor if it becomes vacant. The incumbent is Jeanette Núñez, who took office on January 8, 2019.

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed. [3] Other candidates include Democrats George Sheldon, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families [4] and Perry E. Thurston, Jr., Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives. [5] Sheldon won the primary, but lost the general election to Bondi. [6]

Florida Attorney General attorney general for the U.S. state of Florida

The Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs.

Pam Bondi American lawyer and politician

Pamela Jo Bondi is an American attorney and politician. A Republican, she served as the 37th Attorney General of Florida from 2011 to 2019.

George Sheldon (politician)

George Henry Sheldon was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families, and as the Acting Assistant Secretary at the federal Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services. He ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 Florida Attorney General election. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

State Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed. [7] Democrat Thad Hamilton, Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor and Independent candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010 won the Democratic primary unopposed. [7] Putnam was re-elected to a second term. [6]

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The position is elected by voters statewide and is one of four members in the Florida Cabinet. The eleventh and current commissioner is Democrat Nikki Fried, who took office on January 8, 2019.

Adam Putnam American politician

Adam Hughes Putnam is an American politician and a Republican who served as Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture from 2011 to 2019. He served in Congress for five terms, representing the Central Florida-based 12th Congressional district. He was the House Republican Conference Chair from 2007 to 2009.

Broward County, Florida County in Florida ----

Broward County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. According to a 2017 census report, the county had a population of 1,935,878, making it the second-most populous county in Florida and the 15th-most populous county in the United States. The county seat is Fort Lauderdale.

State Chief Financial Officer

Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed. [8] He faced Democrat Will Rankin, a former Ohio Treasury officer and businessman in the general election. Atwater was re-elected to a second term.

Jeff Atwater American politician

Jeffrey Hardee Atwater is an American financier who served as the 3rd Chief Financial Officer of Florida from 2011 to 2017, and currently serves as Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Chief Financial Officer at Florida Atlantic University. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Florida Senate

20 of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate were up for election. The Republican Party of Florida won a majority of seats.

Florida Senate Upper house of the Florida Legislature

The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 470,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Senators' terms begin immediately, upon their election. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building.

Republican Party of Florida

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the official organization for Republicans in the state of Florida.

Florida House of Representatives

The Republican Party of Florida won a majority of seats.

Federal elections

United States House of Representatives

All of Florida's twenty-seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Gwen Graham defeated incumbent Steve Southerland in Florida's 2nd congressional district. Carlos Curbelo defeated incumbent Joe Garcia in Florida's 26th congressional district. No other seats changed hand.

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Perry E. Thurston Jr. Florida State Representative

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References

  1. ↑ Bousquet, Steve (June 16, 2014). "Gov. Scott draws two Republican challengers in re-election bid". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ex-GOP Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist to run for job as Democrat". Politico. Associated Press. November 1, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ Tia Mitchell (July 1, 2013). "AG Pam Bondi files for re-election". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Brendan Farrington (October 21, 2013). "Sheldon seeks to challenge Attorney General Bondi". Miami Herald . Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ Matt Dixon (October 26, 2013). "Perry Thurston gets in AG race". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  6. 1 2 The Associated Press. "Pam Bondi re-elected as Florida attorney general". ABC Local 10.
  7. 1 2 Jeff Henderson (July 11, 2013). "Adam Putnam builds for 2014 and the future". Sunshine State News . Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Adam C. Smith (October 22, 2013). "Meet William Rankin, the Dem challenging CFO Atwater". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved December 10, 2013.
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