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| 2020 Florida House Elections | |
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| General | November 3, 2020 |
| Primary | August 18, 2020 |
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Republicans gained seats in the 2020 elections for Florida House of Representatives, preserving their majority. All 120 seats in the chamber were up for election in 2020. Heading into the election, Republicans held 71 seats, Democrats held 46, and three were vacant. Republicans gained a net seven seats and Democrats lost a net two seats, meaning Republicans expanded their majority to 78-42.
The Florida House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2020. All 120 Florida House seats were up for election in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.
Florida's 2020 state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In Florida, the state legislature is responsible for drafting both congressional and state legislative district plans. Congressional district plans are subject to gubernatorial veto, but state legislative plans are not.
For detailed campaign finance information for the elections in this chamber, click here.
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Florida modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
| Florida House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 46 | 42 | |
| Republican Party | 71 | 78 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
Florida State House general election |
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| District 1 |
Franscine Mathis |
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| District 2 |
Dianne Krumel |
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| District 3 |
Angela Hoover |
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| District 4 |
John Plante |
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Lance Lawrence (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) |
| District 5 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 6 |
Alicia Bays |
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| District 7 |
Taymour Khan |
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| District 8 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 9 |
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Jim Kallinger |
Did not make the ballot: |
| District 10 |
Rock Aboujaoude Jr. |
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| District 11 |
Joshua Hicks |
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| District 12 |
Emmanuel Blimie |
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| District 13 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 14 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Did not make the ballot: |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 15 |
Tammyette Thomas |
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| District 16 |
Ben Marcus |
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| District 17 |
Dave Rogers |
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| District 18 |
Leroy Edwards |
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Kenneth Alvin Willey (Libertarian Party) |
| District 19 |
Kimberly Dugger |
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| District 20 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 21 |
Kayser Enneking |
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| District 22 |
Barbara Byram |
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| District 23 |
Cynthia Dela Rosa |
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| District 24 |
Adam Morley |
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| District 25 |
Sarah Zutter |
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Joe Hannoush (Libertarian Party) |
| District 26 |
Patrick Henry |
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| District 27 |
Dolores Guzman |
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| District 28 |
Pasha Baker |
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Michael Riccio (No Party Affiliation) |
| District 29 |
Tracey Kagan |
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Juan Rodriguez (No Party Affiliation) |
| District 30 |
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Bob Cortes |
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| District 31 |
Crissy Stile |
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| District 32 |
Stephanie Dukes |
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| District 33 |
Mamie Melvin |
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| District 34 |
Dushyant Gosai |
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| District 35 |
Keith Laufenberg |
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| District 36 |
Daniel Endonino |
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| District 37 |
Tammy Garcia |
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| District 38 |
Brian Staver |
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| District 39 |
Chris Cause |
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| District 40 |
Jan Barrow |
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Emily Michie (No Party Affiliation) |
| District 41 |
Jared West |
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| District 42 |
Barbara Cady |
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Leroy Sanchez (No Party Affiliation) |
| District 43 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 44 |
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Bruno Portigliatti |
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| District 45 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 46 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 47 |
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Jeremy Sisson |
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| District 48 |
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Jesus Martinez |
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| District 49 |
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Robert Allen Prater |
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| District 50 |
Nina Yoakum |
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| District 51 |
Joan Majid |
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| District 52 |
Lloyd Dabbs |
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| District 53 |
Phil Moore |
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Thomas Unger (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) |
| District 54 |
Albert Griffiths |
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| District 55 |
Linda Tripp |
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| District 56 |
James Davis |
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| District 57 |
Scott Hottenstein |
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| District 58 |
Cleo Townsend Jr. |
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| District 59 |
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Michael Owen |
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| District 60 |
Julie Jenkins |
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| District 61 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 62 |
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Angel Urbina |
Laurie Rodriguez-Person (No Party Affiliation) |
| District 63 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 64 |
Jessica Harrington |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 65 |
Kelly Johnson |
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| District 66 |
Patricia Plantamura |
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| District 67 |
Dawn Douglas |
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| District 68 |
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Matt Tito |
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| District 69 |
Jennifer Webb (i) |
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| District 70 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 71 |
Andy Mele |
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| District 72 |
Drake Buckman |
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| District 73 |
David Fairey |
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| District 74 |
Lisa Stortstrom |
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| District 75 |
David Jones |
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| District 76 |
Anselm Weber |
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| District 77 |
Joshua Lopez |
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| District 78 |
Shawn Williams |
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| District 79 |
Danika Fornear |
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| District 80 |
Laura Novosad |
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| District 81 |
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Saulis Banionis |
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| District 82 |
Elisa Edwards Ackerly |
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| District 83 |
Edgar Bernier |
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| District 84 |
Delores Hogan Johnson (i) |
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| District 85 |
Jim Carroll |
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| District 86 |
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Susan Kufdakis Rivera |
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| District 87 |
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Herb Sennett |
Did not make the ballot: |
| District 88 |
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Danielle Madsen |
Rubin Anderson (No Party Affiliation) Did not make the ballot: |
| District 89 |
Jim Bonfiglio |
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| District 90 |
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Lydia Maldonado |
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| District 91 |
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Sayd Hussain |
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| District 92 |
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Nancy St. Clair (Nonpartisan) |
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| District 93 |
Linda Thompson Gonzalez |
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| District 94 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 95 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 96 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 97 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 98 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 99 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 100 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 101 |
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Vincent Parlatore |
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| District 102 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 103 |
Cindy Polo (i) |
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| District 104 |
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George Navarini |
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| District 105 |
Maureen Porras |
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| District 106 |
Sara McFadden |
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| District 107 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 108 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 109 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 110 |
Annette Collazo |
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| District 111 |
Ross Hancock |
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| District 112 |
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Bruno Barreiro |
Did not make the ballot: |
| District 113 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 114 |
Jean-Pierre Bado |
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| District 115 |
Franccesca Cesti-Browne |
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| District 116 |
Bob Lynch |
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Manuel Rodriguez (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) |
| District 117 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: |
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| District 118 |
Ricky Junquera |
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| District 119 |
Imtiaz Ahmad Mohammad |
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| District 120 |
Clint Barras |
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Florida State House primary election |
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Mike Hill (i) |
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| District 4 |
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Sandra Atkinson Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 5 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 6 |
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| District 7 |
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| District 8 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 9 |
Arnitta Grice-Walker Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 10 |
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| District 11 |
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| District 12 |
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| District 13 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 14 |
Kimberly Daniels (i) Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 15 |
Jay McGovern |
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| District 16 |
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| District 18 |
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| District 19 |
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| District 20 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 21 |
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| District 22 |
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| District 23 |
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| District 27 |
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| District 28 |
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| District 29 |
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| District 30 |
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| District 31 |
Debra Kaplan |
Stevan Novakovic Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 32 |
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| District 33 |
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| District 34 |
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| District 35 |
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| District 36 |
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| District 37 |
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| District 38 |
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| District 39 |
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| District 40 |
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| District 41 |
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| District 42 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 43 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 44 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Frank Blanco Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 45 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 46 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 47 |
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Kevin Morenski |
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| District 48 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 49 |
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| District 53 |
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| District 54 |
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| District 55 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Ned Hancock Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 56 |
Eric Bautista |
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| District 57 |
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| District 58 |
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| District 59 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Danny Kushmer Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 60 |
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| District 61 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 62 |
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| District 63 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 64 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 65 |
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| District 66 |
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| District 67 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 68 |
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| District 69 |
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| District 70 |
Keisha Bell |
The Republican primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 71 |
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| District 72 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Donna Barcomb Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 73 |
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| District 74 |
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| District 75 |
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| District 76 |
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| District 77 |
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Bryan Blackwell |
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| District 78 |
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Roger Lolly |
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| District 79 |
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| District 80 |
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Drew-Montez Clark Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 81 |
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| District 82 |
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Carl Domino |
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| District 83 |
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| District 84 |
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| District 85 |
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| District 86 |
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| District 87 |
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| District 88 |
Al Jacquet (i) Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 89 |
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| District 90 |
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| District 91 |
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| District 92 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 93 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 94 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 95 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 96 |
Saima Farooqui Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 97 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 98 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 99 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 100 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 101 |
Brian Johnson Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 102 |
Dennis Hinds |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 103 |
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| District 104 |
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| District 105 |
Javier Estevez |
Pedro Barrios Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 106 |
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| District 107 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 108 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 109 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 110 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 111 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 112 |
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| District 113 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 114 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 115 |
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| District 116 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 117 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 118 |
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| District 119 |
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| District 120 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Rhonda Lopez Did not make the ballot: |
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The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Three incumbents lost in the Nov. 3 general election. Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Jennifer Webb | |
House District 69 |
| Delores Hogan Johnson | |
House District 84 |
| Cindy Polo | |
House District 103 |
Three incumbents lost in the Aug. 18 primaries. Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Mike Hill | |
House District 1 |
| Kimberly Daniels | |
House District 14 |
| Al Jacquet | |
House District 88 |
There were 32 open seats where the incumbent legislator did not file for re-election in 2020.[2] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Mel Ponder | |
House District 4 |
| Loranne Ausley | |
House District 9 |
| Travis Cummings | |
House District 18 |
| Clovis Watson Jr. | |
House District 20 |
| Charlie Stone | |
House District 22 |
| David Santiago | |
House District 27 |
| Jennifer Sullivan | |
House District 31 |
| Ardian Zika | |
House District 37 |
| Mike La Rosa | |
House District 42 |
| John Cortes | |
House District 43 |
| Bruce Antone | |
House District 46 |
| Amy Mercado | |
House District 48 |
| Cary Pigman | |
House District 55 |
| Adam Hattersley | |
House District 59 |
| Wengay Newton | |
House District 70 |
| Margaret Good | |
House District 72 |
| Ray Rodrigues | |
House District 76 |
| Dane Eagle | |
House District 77 |
| Heather Fitzenhagen | |
House District 78 |
| Byron Donalds | |
House District 80 |
| Tina Polsky | |
House District 81 |
| MaryLynn Magar | |
House District 82 |
| Kristin Jacobs | |
House District 96 |
| Shevrin Jones | |
House District 101 |
| Sharon Pritchett | |
House District 102 |
| Richard Stark | |
House District 104 |
| Ana Maria Rodriguez | |
House District 105 |
| Barbara Watson | |
House District 107 |
| Jose Oliva | |
House District 110 |
| Javier Fernandez | |
House District 114 |
| Kionne McGhee | |
House District 117 |
| Holly Merrill Raschein | |
House District 120 |
The 32 seats left open in 2020 represented an decrease from 2018.
| Open Seats in Florida House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2020 | 120 | 32 (27 percent) | 88 (73 percent) |
| 2018 | 120 | 35 (29 percent) | 85 (71 percent) |
| 2016 | 120 | 41 (34 percent) | 79 (66 percent) |
| 2014 | 120 | 17 (14 percent) | 103 (86 percent) |
| 2012 | 120 | 34 (28 percent) | 86 (72 percent) |
| 2010 | 120 | 33 (28 percent) | 87 (72 percent) |
See statutes: Chapter 99 of the Florida Statutes
In Florida, a candidate cannot file for more than one office at a time if the terms of those offices run concurrently. Thus, any elected public official wishing to run for office must resign if the term of that office will run concurrently with the office the official currently holds.[3]
Major party, minor party, and unaffiliated candidates in Florida file in the same way. All qualifying paperwork and filing fees must be submitted to the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, during the qualifying period corresponding to the office being sought. Qualifying periods are as follows:[4]
During the qualifying period, every candidate must file a full and public disclosure of financial interests, a form designating a campaign treasurer and campaign depository, qualifying fees or in-lieu-of-fee petitions, and a candidate oath. The candidate oath must be administered by the qualifying officer and must be signed in its written form by both the candidate and the qualifying officer, affirming the following:[3][5]
In Florida, candidates are required to pay filing fees and election assessment fees to the Division of Elections when qualifying. A party assessment fee may also be required, if the party the candidate is running with elects to levy one. For political party candidates, total fees are equal to 6 percent of the annual salary of the office being sought (i.e., a 3 percent filing fee, a 1 percent election assessment, and a 2 percent party assessment). For unaffiliated candidates, total fees are equal to 4 percent of the annual salary of the office being sought. (i.e., a 3 percent filing fee and a 1 percent election assessment).[6]
A candidate may waive the required filing fees if he or she submits an in-lieu-of-filing-fee petition with signatures equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters in the geographical area represented by the office being sought. Signatures for this petition may not be collected until the candidate has filed the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository form, and the completed petition must be filed by the 28th day preceding the first day of the qualifying period for the office being sought. This petition must be filed with the supervisor of elections in each county in which the petition was circulated in order to verify the signatures. The supervisor of elections in the county must then certify the number of valid signatures to the Florida Division of Elections no later than seven days prior to the first day of the corresponding qualifying period.[7]
A write-in candidate is not entitled to have his or her name printed on any ballots, but a space is provided for voters to write in a candidate's name on the general election ballot. A candidate may not qualify as a write-in candidate if he or she has qualified to run for public office by other means.[4][8]
A write-in candidate is required to file a candidate oath with the Florida Division of Elections. This is due during the standard qualifying period for the office being sought. A write-in candidate is not required to pay any filing fees.[4][5]
At the time of qualifying, the write-in candidate must reside within the district represented by the office being sought.[9]
The table below details filing requirements for Florida House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.
| Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020 | |||||
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| Chamber name | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Florida House of Representatives | Qualified party | N/A | $1,781.82 | 6/12/2020 | Source |
| Florida House of Representatives | Unaffiliated | N/A | $1,187.88 | 6/12/2020 | Source |
To run for the Florida House of Representatives, candidates must be 21 years old, have lived in Florida for two years and live in the district they intend to serve.[10]
| State legislators | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $29,697/year | $152/day for up to 50 days for senators and up to 60 days for representatives. Vouchered. |
Florida legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.
The table below shows the number of open seats in each election held between 2010 and 2020.
| Open Seats in Florida House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2020 | 120 | 32 (27 percent) | 88 (73 percent) |
| 2018 | 120 | 35 (29 percent) | 85 (71 percent) |
| 2016 | 120 | 41 (34 percent) | 79 (66 percent) |
| 2014 | 120 | 17 (14 percent) | 103 (86 percent) |
| 2012 | 120 | 34 (28 percent) | 86 (72 percent) |
| 2010 | 120 | 33 (28 percent) | 87 (72 percent) |
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Florida Party Control: 1992-2021
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| U.S. presidential election, Florida, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 47.8% | 4,504,975 | 0 | |
| Republican | 49% | 4,617,886 | 29 | ||
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 2.2% | 207,043 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.7% | 64,399 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.2% | 16,475 | 0 | |
| Reform | Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0.1% | 9,108 | 0 | |
| - | Other/Write-in | 0% | 153 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 9,420,039 | 29 | |||
| Election results via: Florida Division of Elections | |||||
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[11][12][13][14]
In Florida, all polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote. Florida is split between Eastern and Central time zones.[15]
To vote in Florida, one must be at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a legal resident of Florida and the county in which he or she intends to vote.[16][17]
Voters may retrieve registration applications at the following locations:[16]
A registration form is also available online. The form can be printed and submitted via mail.[17]
Florida does not practice automatic voter registration.
Florida has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Florida does not allow same-day voter registration.
To register to vote in Florida, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.
Florida does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
The page Voter Information Lookup, run by the Florida Department of State, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Florida requires voters to present photo identification with a signature while voting.[18][19]
The following list of accepted ID was current as of November 2019. Click here for the Florida Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
A voter who presents an ID without a signature must show a second form of identification that includes the voter’s signature.
In 1977, the Florida Legislature required every voter to present an ID in order to vote. In 1998, the legislature required voters to present a photo ID.[19]
As of April 2021, 35 states enforced (or were scheduled to begin enforcing) voter identification requirements. A total of 21 states required voters to present photo identification at the polls; the remainder accepted other forms of identification. Valid forms of identification differ by state. Commonly accepted forms of ID include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.[20][21]
Florida permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
As of April 2021, 38 states and the District of Columbia permitted early voting. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on election day. States that do not permit early voting still permit some or all citizens to vote early by mail—often known as absentee voting. Some states allow no-excuse absentee voting, while others require an excuse. States that allow in-person absentee voting without an excuse are counted among early voting states. Click here for early voting laws by state.[22]
All voters are eligible to vote by mail in Florida. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting by mail.[23]
To vote by mail, an application must be received by election officials at least six days prior to the election. A returned ballot must then be received by election officials by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.[23]
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