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2014 Florida elections
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Elections were held in Florida on November 4, 2014.
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State elections
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
2014 Florida gubernatorial election
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.https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/gubernatorial/gov-scott-draws-two-republican-challengers-in-reelection-bid/2184576/ Gov. Scott draws two Republican challengers in re-election bid June 16, 2014 June 17, 2014 Miami Herald Steve Bousquet 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.Associated Press https://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/charlie-crist-democrat-florida-governor-race-99244.html Ex-GOP Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist to run for job as Democrat Politico November 1, 2013 November 1, 2013 Scott was re-elected to a second term.
Attorney General
2014 Florida Attorney General election
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed.Tia Mitchell https://www.tampabay.com/ag-pam-bondi-files-for-re-election/2129420/ AG Pam Bondi files for re-election Tampa Bay Times July 1, 2013 July 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130817231021/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/ag-pam-bondi-files-for-re-election/2129420 August 17, 2013 live Other candidates include Democrats George Sheldon, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and FamiliesBrendan Farrington http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/21/3702454/sheldon-seeks-to-challenge-attorney.html Sheldon seeks to challenge Attorney General Bondi Miami Herald October 21, 2013 October 21, 2013 and Perry Thurston, Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives.Matt Dixon http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/matt-dixon/2013-10-26/perry-thurston-gets-ag-race Perry Thurston gets in AG race The Florida Times-Union October 26, 2013 October 26, 2013 Sheldon won the primary, but lost the general election to Bondi.http://www.local10.com/news/elections/pam-bondi-re-elected-as-florida-attorney-general Pam Bondi re-elected as Florida attorney general The Associated Press ABC Local 10
State Commissioner of Agriculture
2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed.Jeff Henderson http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/adam-putnam-builds-2014-and-future Adam Putnam builds for 2014 and the future Sunshine State News July 11, 2013 July 12, 2013 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. Putnam was re-elected to a second term.
State Chief Financial Officer
2014 Florida Chief Financial Officer election
Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed.Adam C. Smith https://www.tampabay.com/meet-william-rankin-the-dem-challenging-cfo-atwater/2148664/ Meet William Rankin, the Dem challenging CFO Atwater Tampa Bay Times October 22, 2013 December 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131129190746/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/meet-william-rankin-the-dem-challenging-cfo-atwater/2148664 November 29, 2013 live 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
2014 Florida Senate election
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
2014 Florida House of Representatives election
The Republican Party of Florida won a majority of seats.
Federal elections
United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2014
2014 United States House of Representatives elections
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
External links
Division of Elections - Florida Department of State
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