Elections in Florida are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years,as provided for in Article 6 of the Florida Constitution. For state elections,the Governor of Florida,Lieutenant Governor,and the members of the Florida Cabinet,and members of the Florida Senate are elected every four years;members of the Florida House of Representatives are elected every two years. In national elections,Florida plays an important role as the largest bellwether state,occasionally determining the outcome of elections for U.S. President —as it did in 1876 and in 2000.
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west,Alabama to the northwest,Georgia to the north,the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean to the east;and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population over 21 million,it is the third-most populous state in the nation and ranks eighth in population density as of 2020. It spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2),ranking 22nd in area among the 50 states. The Miami metropolitan area,anchored by the cities of Miami,Fort Lauderdale,and West Palm Beach,is the state's largest metropolitan area with a population of 6.138 million,and the state's most-populous city is Jacksonville with a population of 949,611. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay,Orlando,Cape Coral,and the state capital of Tallahassee.
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 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,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 offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on August 28,2018.
The 2024 United States elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024. During this presidential election year,the president and vice president will be elected. In addition,all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested to determine the membership of the 119th United States Congress. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
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 1920 United States presidential election in Florida,was held on November 2,1920. Voters chose six representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for President and Vice-President.
The 1932 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 8,1932,as part of the concurrent United States presidential election held in all 48 contemporary states. Florida voters chose seven electors,or representatives to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1924 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 4,1924. Voters chose six representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1912 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 5,1912. Voters chose six representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1908 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 3,1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for President and Vice-President. With the disenfranchisement of African-Americans by a poll tax in 1889,Florida become a one-party Democratic state,which it was to remain until the 1950s,apart from the anti-Catholic vote against Al Smith in 1928. Unlike southern states extending into the Appalachian Mountains or Ozarks,or Texas with its German settlements in the Edwards Plateau,Florida completely lacked upland or German refugee whites opposed to secession. Thus Florida's Republican Party between 1872 and 1888 was entirely dependent upon black votes,a fact is graphically seen when one considers that –although very few blacks in Florida had ever voted within the previous fifty-five years –at the time of the landmark court case of Smith v. Allwright,half of Florida's registered Republicans were still black. Thus disfranchisement of blacks and poor whites left Florida as devoid of Republican adherents as Louisiana,Mississippi,or South Carolina.
The 1904 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 8,1904. Voter chose five representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for President and Vice-President.
The 1900 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 6,1900. Florida voters chose four representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for President and Vice-President.
Joe Gruters was the Chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 2018 to 2022,and is a member of the Florida Senate representing the 22nd District,which consists of Sarasota County and part of Charlotte County. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Earlier in his career,Gruters worked on the campaign of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan as campaign manager and was vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota.
Mike Beltran is an American politician in the state of Florida. He is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the state's 57th district,which includes part of Hillsborough County.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Florida was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election,in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Florida voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent president Donald Trump,and his running mate,Vice President Mike Pence,against Democratic Party nominee,former vice president Joe Biden,and his running mate,United States senator Kamala Harris,of California. Florida had 29 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
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 Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,former U.S. representative Charlie Crist,who previously 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 2022 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Florida Attorney General. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody was reelected for a second term,defeating Democratic challenger Aramis Ayala by a 21-point margin.
The 2022 Florida House of Representatives elections took place on November 8,2022,as part of the 2022 United States elections. Florida voters elected state representatives in all 120 of the state's house districts. The 120 State Representatives serve four-year terms in the Florida House of Representatives. A primary election on August 23,2022,determined which candidates appeared on the November 8 general election ballot.
Grover Cleveland Robinson IV is an American politician and real estate developer who served as the 63rd mayor of Pensacola from 2018 to 2022.
