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The 1st Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001 and won re-election in 2014. Retired Army officer James Bryan (D) challenged Miller for a fourth time in 2014.
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Primary: 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.[4][5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by July 28, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[6]
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Jeff Miller (R), who was first elected in a special election 2001.
Florida's 1st Congressional District is located in northwestern Florida and includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton and part of Holmes counties.[7]
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 70.1% | 165,086 | ||
| Democratic | James Bryan | 23.4% | 54,976 | |
| Independent | Mark Wichern | 6.5% | 15,281 | |
| Total Votes | 235,343 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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75.3% | 44,784 | ||
| John Krause | 24.7% | 14,660 | ||
| Total Votes | 59,444 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[13] Miller joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[14][15]
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[16] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[17] Jeff Miller voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[18]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[19] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Jeff Miller voted against HR 2775.[20]
| Jeff Miller (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | April 15, 2013 | $65,948.60 | $9,750.00 | $(33,294.13) | $42,404.47 | ||||
| July Quarterly[22] | July 15, 2013 | $42,404.47 | $100,173.00 | $(52,051.85) | $90,525.62 | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 13, 2013 | $90,525.62 | $53,090.00 | $(48,305.69) | $95,309.93 | ||||
| Year-end[24] | January 31, 2014 | $95,309.93 | $24,450 | $(30,080) | $89,678 | ||||
| April Quarterly | April 15, 2014 | $89,678 | $97,467 | $(76,494) | $110,652 | ||||
| July Quarterly[25] | July 15, 2014 | $110,652 | $107,521 | $(125,508) | $92,665 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[26] | August 14, 2014 | $92,665 | $51,055 | $(39,066) | $104,654 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 15, 2014 | $104,654 | $78,547 | $(57,326) | $125,875 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $522,053 | $(462,125.67) | ||||||||
| James Bryan (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[28] | June 26, 2014 | $0 | $7,960 | $(428) | $7,531 | ||||
| July Quarterly[29] | July 10, 2014 | $7,531 | $4,879 | $(12,410) | $1 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[30] | August 14, 2014 | $1 | $417 | $(417) | $1 | ||||
| October Quarterly[31] | October 14, 2014 | $1 | $1,654 | $(499) | $1,156 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $14,910 | $(13,754) | ||||||||
| John Krause (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[32] | October 23, 2013 | $0.00 | $200.00 | $(0.00) | $200.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $200 | $(0) | ||||||||
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On November 6, 2012, Jeff Miller (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James Bryan, Calen Fretts and William Drummond II in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 69.6% | 238,440 | ||
| Democratic | James Bryan | 27.1% | 92,961 | |
| Libertarian | Calen Fretts | 3.3% | 11,176 | |
| Write-In | William Drummond II | 0% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 342,594 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
On November 2, 2010, Jeff Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joe Cantrell (Independent), John Krause (Independent) and Jim Bryan (Write-in) in the general election.[33]
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