Florida 2025 General Election

The Green Papers: Florida 2025 General Election

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Florida
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Primary US House CDs 1 and 6: Tuesday 28 January 2025
Special Election US House CDs 1 and 6: Tuesday 1 April 2025

Thursday 5 December - Friday 6 December 2024 - Filing - Special Election CDs 1 and 6 .
Tuesday 28 January 2025 - Special Primary US House CDs 1 and 6 . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET.
Tuesday 1 April 2025 - Special Election US House CDs 1 and 6 . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	21,570,527	(6.96% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	30	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	28	(6.44% of 435)
Capital:	Tallahassee

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Florida State and Local Government

Uncontested races do not appear on the ballot.

Candidate Tracking from the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections.

Special Elections from the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Richard L. "Rick" Scott • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030

Class 3		Republican	Senator Marco Rubio • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • 12 November 2024: Media reports state that President elect Donald Trump will nominate Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State. 13 November 2024: Senator Marco Rubio is officially nominated for Secretary of State.
	Should Senator Marco Rubio be confirmed as Secretary of State in the Trump Administration, Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) would appoint a replacement Senator. A special election would be scheduled for November 2026 for the remainder of the term when ends in January 2029. The next regular election, for the 6 year term, would be in 2028.

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.
	Candidate list (7, 1 write-in)

		Democratic		Christopher Tavarus Powell

		Republican		Matthew Edward Taylor

		Libertarian		Scott Jewett

		No Party Affiliation		Surindar Singh Bedi
		No Party Affiliation		Moliere "Moe" Dimanche
		No Party Affiliation		Kyle Chaderwick "KC" Gibson
		No Party Affiliation		Mourice "Mo" Hylton

		Write-in		Rodney C. Glover

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on ticket with Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

119^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 19 Republican (18 Undetermined, 1 Open); 8 Democratic (8 Undetermined); 1 Vacancy

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 1 Vacant		Republican	Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Vacant Office
	Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress

		Republican		Cedric Lorenzo Alexander
	13 November 2024: President-elect Trump nominated Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II for U.S. Attorney General. Member of Congress Gaetz was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024. 13 November 2024: Resigned from the 118th U.S. House after President-elect Trump nominated him for U.S. Attorney General. He was also elected to serve in the 119th Congress. 21 November 2024: Former Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II said he was withdrawing from consideration as President-elect Trump's nomination for U.S. Attorney General. 22 November 2024: Former Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II said "I do not intend to join the 119th Congress...."

Special Election - 119th Congress
CD 1 Special Election			• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 1 April 2025 • Special Election - To fill the seat of Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II who resigned on 13 November 2024 after being nominated by President-elect Trump for U.S. Attorney General. Mr. Gaetz has withdraw from the nomination. Special Elections from the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections.
	Candidate list (23)

		Democratic		C. Marcel Davis • FEC H6FL01291
		Democratic		Stanley Douglas Gray
		Democratic		Gay Valimont • FEC H4FL01197; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,426,341; Dsb $1,361,459

		Republican		Aaron Dimmock • FEC H4FL01213; 30 Sep 24; Tot $393,586; Dsb $310,705
		Republican		John Frankman • ?
		Republican		Kevin James Gaffney • FEC H6FL01358
		~~Republican~~		~~Keith Gross - apparently not a candidate~~ • 26 November 2024: Dropped out endorsing Jimmy Patronis. • FEC H4FL01247; 30 Sep 24; Tot $2,623,989; Dsb $2,618,213
		Republican		Uloma Ekpete Kama
		Republican		Charlie Keebaugh • FEC H6FL01333
		Republican		former Walton County Commissioner Cindy Meadows • FEC H6FL01267
		Republican		Greg Merk • FEC H0FL01146
		Republican		Nathan Nelson
		Republican		Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis
		Republican		Bernadette Pittman
		Republican		Tayla Plumer • FEC H6FL01259
		Republican		state Representative Joel Rudman
		Republican		state Representative Michelle Salzman • FEC H6FL01366 or H6FL01374 • FEC H6FL01366
		Republican		Chris Slater • FEC H6FL01283
		Republican		Angela Marie Windhauser
		Republican		Jeff Witt • FEC H6FL01341

		Libertarian		Stan McDaniels

		No Party Affiliation		Alan Aversa • aka Caterino Tommaso? • FEC H6FL01382
		No Party Affiliation		Josh Chinnaswamy
		No Party Affiliation		Tevin Channing Minus
	13 November 2024: President-elect Trump nominated Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II for U.S. Attorney General. Member of Congress Gaetz was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024. 13 November 2024: Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II resigned from the 118th U.S. House after President-elect Trump nominated him for U.S. Attorney General. He was also elected to serve in the 119th Congress. 22 November 2024: Former Member of Congress Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz, II said "I do not intend to join the 119th Congress...." 22 November 2024: Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) calls a special election via Executive Order 24-262. The candidate qualifying period is 5 to 6 December 2024. The Special Primary Election will be on Tuesday 25 January 2025, and the Special General Election is on Tuesday 1 April 2025.

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Neal Patrick Dunn • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Kat Cammack • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Aaron P. Bean • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Aaron P. Bean* • FEC H2FL04211; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,618,350; Dsb $1,185,557

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress John H. Rutherford • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Waltz • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - 24 November 2024: Resigning effective 20 January 2024.
	11 November 2024: President-elect Donald Trump asks Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Waltz to serve as National Security adviser. Member of Congress Waltz was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, 2022, and 2024. 26 November 2024: Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Waltz announced his resignation effective 20 January 2024.

Special Election - 119th Congress
CD 6 Special Election			• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 1 April 2025 • Special Election - To fill the seat of Member of Congress Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Waltz who was nominated by President-elect Trump for National Security adviser.
	Candidate list (12)

		Democratic		James Stockton • FEC H4FL06055; 16 Oct 24; Tot $29,782; Dsb $28,728
		Democratic		Joshua Joseph "Josh" Weil • FEC H6FL06266

		Republican		Ernest "Ernie" Audino • FEC H6FL06233
		Republican		Aaron Baker • FEC H6FL06241
		Republican		Donald "Don" Browning
		Republican		state Senator Randy Fine • FEC H6FL06258
		Republican		Ehsan Joarder • FEC H4FL14158; 30 Sep 24; Tot $30,743; Dsb $3,515
		Republican		former Flagler County Commissioner Joseph F. "Joe" Mullins
		Republican		Alexandra Van Cleef
		Republican		Joshua A. "Josh" Vasquez

		No Party Affiliation		Christopher Alcantara
		No Party Affiliation; (Constitution)		Randall Allan Terry
	24 November 2024: Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Waltz (Republican) announced his resignation effective 20 January 2024. 25 November 2024: Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) calls a special election via Executive Order 24-263. The candidate qualifying period is 5 to 6 December 2024. The Special Primary Election will be on Tuesday 25 January 2025, and the Special General Election is on Tuesday 1 April 2025.

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Cory Lee Mills • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Jennifer Adams • FEC H4FL07137; 16 Oct 24; Tot $257,247; Dsb $237,010

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress Mike Haridopolos • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Darren Soto • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress Maxwell Alejandro Frost • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Member of Congress Daniel "Dan" Webster • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress

		Democratic		Barbara "Barbie" Harden Hall

		Libertarian		Ralph Groves • FEC H4FL11089; 31 Dec 23; Tot $100; Dsb $22

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Member of Congress Gus Michael Bilirakis • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Member of Congress Anna Paulina Luna • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Member of Congress Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Member of Congress Laurel Lee • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Member of Congress Vernon "Vern" Buchanan • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Vernon "Vern" Buchanan* • FEC H6FL13148; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,695,817; Dsb $2,007,398

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 17		Republican	Member of Congress Greg W. Steube • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	18 January 2023: Member of Congress Greg W. Steube (Republican) was hospitalized in the ICU with non-life threatening injuries after falling approximately 25 feet off a ladder while cutting tree limbs.

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 18		Republican	Member of Congress Scott Franklin • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 19		Republican	Member of Congress Byron Donalds • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 20		Democratic	Member of Congress Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick • First elected in a Special Election: 11 January 2022 [re: death of Member of Congress of Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 21		Republican	Member of Congress Brian Mast • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 22		Democratic	Member of Congress Lois J. Frankel • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 23		Democratic	Member of Congress Jared E. Moskowitz • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress

		Republican		Michaelangelo Collins Hamilton • FEC H6FL23105

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 24		Democratic	Member of Congress Frederica S. Wilson • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 25		Democratic	Member of Congress Debbie Wasserman Schultz • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 26		Republican	Member of Congress Mario Diaz-Balart • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress

		Republican		John Robert Fratto • FEC H4FL26095; 30 Sep 24; Tot $37,787; Dsb $34,483

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 27		Republican	Member of Congress Marìa Elvira Salazar • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 28		Republican	Member of Congress Carlos A. Giménez • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Attorney General Ashley Moody • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - At Term Limit

Chief Financial Officer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. The new office of Chief Financial Officer will replace both the Comptroller and Treasurer in Florida.

		Republican	Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis • Appointed: 30 June 2017 [re: resignation of Jeff Atwater (Republican)]; first elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. 26 November 2024: Candidate for CD 1 Special Election. "Because the primary election for CD 1 is currently scheduled for January 28, 2025, with the general election scheduled for April 1, 2025, I hereby irrevocably resign as CFO effective March 31, 2025."
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican		state Senator Joe Gruters
		Republican		Benjamin Horbowy

Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	A & CS Commissioner Wilton Simpson • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic		Chase Anderson "Andy" Romagnano

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 9 candidates
	• Republican: 27 incumbents, 32 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Conservative USA
	• Ecology Party of Florida
	• Justice Party
	• Peace And Freedom
	• Socialist Workers Party
	• Unity
Independents
	• (blank): 2 incumbents
	• No Party Affiliation: 9 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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Republican
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Third Party
	• Conservative Party USA Florida
	• Ecology Party of Florida
	• Green Party of Florida
	• Justice Party of Florida
	• Libertarian Party of Florida
	• Peace and Freedom Party of Florida
	• Reform Party of Florida
	• Reform Party of Florida
	• Socialist Workers Party of Florida
	• The Unity Party of Florida
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