Eleven candidates, mostly incumbents, won legislative races Friday as they did not draw opponents before a qualifying deadline, while the Florida Democratic Party hit a goal of having candidates vie for every seat up for election.
Four state House members will not return to the Legislature after losing in Tuesday’s primary elections, while another representative is poised to head to the Senate.
Four state House members will not return to the Legislature after losing in Tuesday’s primary elections, while another representative is poised to head to the Senate.
Democratic lawmakers prepare for 2020 races
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Four Democratic lawmakers, including three from the Orlando area, have opened campaign accounts to run for re-election in 2022.
Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil, D-Maitland, and Rep. Daisy Morales, D-Orlando, took the first formal steps this week toward running again, according to the state Division of Elections website.
Stewart captured 60.6 percent of the vote in November as she was re-elected in Orange County’s Senate District 13.
Polsky, meanwhile, received 55.7 percent of the vote as she won an open seat in Senate District 29 in Palm Beach and Broward counties.