Renee Gordon

Renee Gordon ran for election for judge of the Florida 11th Circuit Court. Gordon lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2018)

General election

General election for Florida 11th Circuit Court

Vivianne del Rio defeated Renee Gordon in the general election for Florida 11th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Vivianne del Rio (Nonpartisan)	53.2	333,289
	Renee Gordon (Nonpartisan)	46.8	293,606

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 626,895 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court

Renee Gordon and Vivianne del Rio defeated Louis Martinez in the primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Renee Gordon (Nonpartisan)	47.6	122,561
✔	Vivianne del Rio (Nonpartisan)	34.8	89,587
	Louis Martinez (Nonpartisan)	17.7	45,562

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,710 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Selection method[edit]

See also: Nonpartisan elections

There are 597 judges on the Florida Circuit Court, each elected via nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seat.^[1]

The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for two years.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:^[1]

a qualified elector;
a state resident;
admitted to practice law in the state for five years; and
under the age of 75 (retirement at 75 is mandatory).

2016[edit]

See also: Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Florida's 20 circuit courts all had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 151 seats up for election, 125 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 26 opposed races, only 10 saw more than two candidates file. Candidates who received a majority of votes cast in the primary election on August 30, 2016, won the race and did not advance to the general election. Races where no candidate receives 50 percent plus one of the votes cast required a general election on November 8, 2016, between the top two primary vote recipients. Mark Blumstein and Luis Perez-Medina defeated Renee Gordon and Denise Martinez-Scanziani in the Group 34 primary election for Florida's 11th Circuit Court.^[2]

Florida 11th Circuit Court, Group 34 Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Blumstein	28.68%	64,106
Luis Perez-Medina	24.51%	54,771
Renee Gordon	23.73%	53,034
Denise Martinez-Scanziani	23.08%	51,573
Total Votes		223,484
Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016