Adam Hughes Putnam is an American politician who served as the 11th Commissioner of Agriculture of Florida from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms,representing the Central Florida-based 12th congressional district. He chaired the House Republican Conference from 2007 to 2009.
Sidney Johnston Catts was an American politician,businessman,and anti-Catholic activist. He served as the 22nd governor of Florida from 1917 to 1921 as a member of the Prohibition Party,despite being a Democrat for most of his career. He became involved in criminal procedures due to his activities as governor and for business activities. Although he was later acquitted,he went bankrupt in the process.
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited,and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican Charlie Crist,the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time,the state elected a Republican governor in three consecutive elections.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former commissioner of agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
John Robert Marks III is an American lawyer,politician,and former Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida from February 2003 until November 2014. Marks is the longest-serving mayor in Tallahassee's history. He was elected to three consecutive terms as the city's Mayor,spanning nearly ten years. He won a third term in 2010,but declined to seek re-election for a fourth term in 2014. He was succeeded by Andrew Gillum on November 21,2014.
Andrew Demetric Gillum is an American former politician who served as the 126th mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 until 2014,first elected at the age of 23.
Curtis B. Richardson is an American elected official,who has been a member of the Tallahassee City Commission since 2014. He previously served for eight years in the Florida House of Representatives,representing parts of Gadsden and Leon Counties from 2000 to 2008.
Dwayne L. Taylor is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 27th District from 2008 to 2012 and the 26th District,which stretches from Daytona Beach to DeLand in northern Volusia County,since 2012.
Gwendolyn Graham is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 2015 to 2017. She is the daughter of Bob Graham,the former United States senator and governor of Florida. A Democrat,she was a candidate in the 2018 Democratic primary for Florida governor. Graham is currently assistant secretary of education for legislation and congressional affairs in the Biden administration.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Florida,alongside an election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term,and he successfully ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including President of the United States.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson ran for re-election to a fourth term,but was narrowly defeated by Republican governor Rick Scott. The election was the closest Senate race in the state's history.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6,2018. All of Florida's executive officers were up for election as well as Florida's Class I Senate seat and all 27 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were on August 28,2018. The Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate seat held by three-term Democrat Bill Nelson in an upset while the Democrats picked up two House seats as well as the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The Republican gains in the state despite the trend towards Democrats nationwide were part of Florida's transition from a swing state to a red state.
The mayor of Tallahassee is head of the executive branch of the government of Tallahassee,Florida.
John Evans Dailey is an American politician from the state of Florida. He is the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,serving since November 19,2018. Dailey previously served for twelve years on the Leon County Board of County Commissioners,representing northwestern Leon County,FL from 2006 to 2018.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,Charlie Crist,who served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.
The 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 28 and November 6,2018,to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida.
The 2003 Tallahassee mayoral special election was held February 4 and February 25,2003 to elect the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida.
The 1997 Tallahassee mayoral election was held on February 4 and February 25,1997 to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida. It was the first election since 1919 that the post of the mayor was directly elected.
The 2022 Tallahassee mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida. The vote was held subsequently along with the other statewide elections.
