2014 Florida elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida, on November 4, 2014.
State elections
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent
Scott was re-elected to a second term.Attorney General
Incumbent
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]
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent
Independent candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010 won the Democratic primary unopposed.[7] Putnam was re-elected to a second term.[6]
State Chief Financial Officer
Incumbent
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.
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 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.
References
- ^ Bousquet, Steve (June 16, 2014). "Gov. Scott draws two Republican challengers in re-election bid". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ "Ex-GOP Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist to run for job as Democrat". Politico. Associated Press. November 1, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ Tia Mitchell (July 1, 2013). "AG Pam Bondi files for re-election". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Brendan Farrington (October 21, 2013). "Sheldon seeks to challenge Attorney General Bondi". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ Matt Dixon (October 26, 2013). "Perry Thurston gets in AG race". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ a b The Associated Press. "Pam Bondi re-elected as Florida attorney general". ABC Local 10.
- ^ a b Jeff Henderson (July 11, 2013). "Adam Putnam builds for 2014 and the future". Sunshine State News. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ 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.