TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida voters will not only be casting a vote to decide who will be the nation’s next president on Election Day, they’ll also be asked to elect state legislators who will represent them in the Florida House and Senate.
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State House of Representatives
Votes
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Joe Harding(R)
Barbara Byram(D)
(60 / 60)
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Stan McClain*(R)
Cynthia Dela Rosa(D)
(52 / 52)
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Paul Renner*(R)
Adam Morley(D)
(42 / 42)
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Tom Leek*(R)
Sarah Zutter(D)
Joseph "Joe" Hannoush(L)
(48 / 48)
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Elizabeth Fetterhoff*(R)
Patrick Henry(D)
(44 / 44)
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Webster Barnaby(R)
Dolores Guzman(D)
(39 / 39)
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David Smith*(R)
Pasha Baker(D)
Michael Riccio
(44 / 44)
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Scott Plakon*(R)
Tracey Kagan(D)
Juan Rodriguez
(44 / 44)
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%
Joy Goff-Marcil*(D)
Bob Cortes(R)
(46 / 46)
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Keith Truenow(R)
Crissy Stile(D)
(50 / 50)
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Anthony Sabatini*(R)
Stephanie L. Dukes(D)
(52 / 52)
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Brett T. Hage*(R)
Mamie "Dee" Melvin(D)
(49 / 49)
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Josie Tomkow*(R)
Chris Cause(D)
(55 / 55)
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Colleen Burton*(R)
Jan Barrow(D)
Emily Michie
(42 / 42)
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Sam Killebrew*(R)
Jared West(D)
(42 / 42)
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Fred Hawkins(R)
Barbara Ann Cady(D)
(55 / 55)
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Geraldine F. Thompson*(D)
Bruno Portigliatti(R)
(38 / 38)
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Anna Eskamani*(D)
Jeremy Sisson(R)
(47 / 47)
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Daisy Morales(D)
Jesus Martinez(R)
(30 / 30)
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Carlos Guillermo Smith*(D)
Robert Prater(R)
(34 / 34)
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Rene "Coach P" Plasencia*(R)
Nina Yoakum(D)
(41 / 41)
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Tyler Sirois*(R)
Joan Marie Majid(D)
(64 / 64)
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Thad Altman*(R)
Lloyd Dabbs(D)
(55 / 55)
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Randy Fine*(R)
Phil Moore(D)
(1 / 174)
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Melony Bell*(R)
James Davis(D)
(57 / 57)
As of early October, Republicans had a 71-46 control of the state House of Representatives, with three vacancies in the lower house of the state legislature, according to Ballotpedia.org, but all 120 Florida House seats are up for grabs in the upcoming election.
Among some of the most-watched House races in Central Florida are Districts 28 and 29. With all precincts reporting, the Associated Press declared Republican incumbent David Smith the winner of the District 28 race, defeating Democrat Pasha Baker with 52% of the votes compared to her 46%.
As of 11 p.m. on Tuesday, the Associated Press had not declared a winner in the District 29 race. Race data at that time showed Republican incumbent Scott Plakon leading with 51% of the vote and Tracey Kagan, his Democratic opponent, with 47% of the vote.
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State representatives are elected to two-year terms on even-numbered years and work alongside the governor to create laws and establish Florida’s budget. State representatives can serve a maximum of four terms, or a total of eight years.
The Florida Constitution requires that a representative be at least 21, a resident of the district from which they’re elected and a resident of Florida for two years prior to election, according to MyFloridaHouse.gov.
Not sure which district is yours? Click here to find out.
Haven’t voted yet?
Before casting your vote in the general election, it’s important to get familiar with the candidates whose names you can expect to see on your ballot and where they stand on the issues that matter most to you.
Below is a list of candidates in the running to represent Central Florida districts in the Florida House. Click on the hyperlinks, if available, to learn more about each candidate.
Here’s who’s running in your district:
State House District 22 -- Marion
- Joe Harding (R)
- Barbara Byram (D)
State House District 23 -- Marion
- Stan McClain (R), incumbent
State House District 24 -- Flagler
- Paul Renner (R), incumbent
- Adam Morley (D)
State House District 25 -- Volusia
- Tom Leek (R), incumbent
- Sarah Zutter (D)
- Joseph “Joe” Hannoush (LPF)
State House District 26 -- Volusia
- Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R), incumbent
- Patrick Henry (D)
State House District 27 -- Volusia
- Webster Barnaby (R)
- Dolores Guzman (D)
State House District 28 -- Seminole
- David Smith (R), incumbent
- Pasha Baker (D)
- Michael Riccio (NPA)
State House District 29 -- Seminole
- Scott Plakon (R), incumbent
- Tracey Kagan (D)
- Juan Rodriguez (NPA)
State House District 30 -- Seminole
- Bob Cortes (R)
- Joy Goff-Marcil (D), incumbent
State House District 31 -- Lake, Orange
- Keith Truenow (R)
- Crissy Stile (D)
State House District 32 -- Lake
- Anthony Sabatini (R), incumbent
State House District 33 -- Lake, Sumter
- Brett T. Hage (R), incumbent
State House District 39 -- Osceola, Polk
- Josie Tomkow (R), incumbent
- Chris Cause (D)
State House District 40 -- Polk
- Colleen Burton (R), incumbent
- Jan Barrow (D)
- Emily Michie (NPA)
State House District 41 -- Polk
- Sam Killebrew (R), incumbent
- Jared West (D)
State House District 42 -- Osceola, Polk
- Fred Hawkins (R)
- Barbara Ann Cady (D)
- Leroy Sanchez (NPA), no official campaign page could be found
State House District 44 -- Orange
- Geraldine F. Thompson (D), incumbent
State House District 47 -- Orange
- Jeremy Sisson (R)
- Anna Eskamani (D), incumbent
State House District 48 -- Orange
- Jesus Martinez (R)
- Daisy Morales (D)
State House District 49 -- Orange
- Robert Prater (R)
- Carlos Guillermo Smith (D), incumbent
State House District 50 -- Brevard, Orange
- Rene “Coach P” Plasencia (R), incumbent
- Nina Yoakum (D)
State House District 51 -- Brevard
- Tyler Sirois (R), incumbent
- Joan Marie Majid (D)
State House District 52 -- Brevard
- Thad Altman (R), incumbent
- Lloyd Dabbs (D)
State House District 53 -- Brevard
- Randy Fine (R), incumbent
- Phil Moore (D)
- Thomas Patrick Unger (WRI), no official campaign page could be found
State House District 56 -- Polk
- Melony Bell (R), incumbent
- James Davis (D)
Find more election results and news on the Results 2020 page.
