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Florida Department of State - Division of Elections
2008 Florida Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 10/31/07, Presidential Primary: 1/29/08, Federal Independent Filing Deadline: 3/31/08, Federal Filing Deadline: 5/2/08, State Filing Deadline: 6/20/08, Independent Presidential Filing Deadline: 7/8/08, Primary: 8/26/08, Third Party Filing Deadline: 9/2/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: August 27, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
President, 52.1% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 49.68%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 32.98%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 14.41%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.89%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.86%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.55%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.31%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.31%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 36.01%,
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 31.06%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 14.63%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 13.49%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 3.22%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 1.16%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.21%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.14%, U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO) 0.08%, |
Gene Amondson (Pro-WA), |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA), |
| James Harris (SW-NY), |
| Charles Jay (BT-FL), |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA), |
| Brian P. Moore (S-FL)?, |
| Ralph Nader (Ecology-CT)?, |
| '96 & '04 nominee Diane Beall Templin (A-CA)?, |
| Objectivist Party nominee Thomas Robert Stevens (I-NY), |
| Florida Reform Party Nominee |
1st Congressional District, 68.5% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| James J. Bryan (D), |
Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| F. Allen Boyd Jr (D), |
Mark Mulligan (R) 68.1%,
Eddie Hendry (R) 31.9%, |
Robert Ortiz (WI), |
3rd Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Corrine Brown (D), |
No Republican |
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4th Congressional District, 60.7% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| James Joseph "Jay" McGovern (D), |
Ander Crenshaw (R), |
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5th Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
'04 candidate / '06 nominee / nurse John T. Russell (D) 50.8%,
'06 gov. candidate / ex-teacher Carol "Grandma Carol" Castagnero (D) 38.6%, '06 candidate H. "David" Werder (D) 10.6%, |
Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite (R) 80.1%,
'94 Lt. Gov. candidate, '00 candidate, veteran Jim King (R) 19.9%, |
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6th Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Tim Cunha (D), |
Clifford B. "Cliff" Stearns (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 63.1 in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
Economist/health-care activist Faye Armitage (D) 63.9%,
contractor / retired police officer Clyde Malloy (D) 36.1%, |
John L. Mica (R), |
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8th Congressional District, 52.8% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, |
'06 candidate / attorney Alan Grayson (D) 48.5%,
'06 nominee / consultant Charlie Stuart (D) 27.5%, attorney Michael J. "Mike" Smith (D) 17.2%, weightlifter Quoc Ba Van (D) 3.7%, Alexander Fry (D) 3.1%, |
Richard Anthony "Ric" Keller (R) 53.0%,
attorney Todd W. Long (R) 47.0%, |
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9th Congressional District, 55.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
'06 candidate / attorney William D. "Bill" Mitchell (D) 37.4%,
ex-Plant City Mayor John Dicks (D) 34.1%, former director of the Florida League of United Latin American Citizens Anita de Palma (D) 28.6%, |
Gus Michael Bilirakis (R), |
Term Limits Party candidate Richards Emmons (T), |
| John "Johnny K." Kalimnios (I), |
| Andrew Pasayan (WI), |
10th Congressional District, 65.9% in '06, 19th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
Mayor Bob Hackworth (D) 46.7%,
'06 nominee / tv producer Samm "Denise" Simpson (D) 29.0%, '06 Reform Party gov. nominee Max Linn (D) 24.4%, |
C.W. "Bill" Young (R), |
Don Callahan (WI), |
11th Congressional District, 69.7% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor (D), |
'06 nominee / architect Eddie Adams Jr. (R), |
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12th Congressional District, 69.1% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| navy veteran Douglas D. "Doug" Tudor (D), |
Adam Hughes Putnam (R), |
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13th Congressional District, 50.1% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, DCCC Target, |
| '06 nominee / ex-bank president / '04 candidate Christine L. Jennings (D), |
Vern Buchanan (R),
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'02 / '04 & '06 Democratic candidate Jan Schneider (I), |
| Don Baldauf (I), |
14th Congressional District, 64.4% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '04 candidate / '06 nominee / businessman Robert M. Neeld (D), |
Connie Mack, IV (R), |
GOP St. Sen. Burt L. Saunders (I), |
| video producer Jeff George (I), |
| prof. Larry Byrnes (D/WI), |
15th Congressional District, 56.3% in '06, David J. Weldon (R) retiring after 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
phsyician Stephen L. "Steve" Blythe (D) 65.2%,
Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Paul Rancatore (D) 34.8%, |
St. Sen. William "Bill" Posey (R) 77.0%,
businessman Alan Bergman (R) 14.3%, Kevin Lehoullier (R) 8.7%, |
Frank Zilaitis (I), |
16th Congressional District, 49.5% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Chris Cillizza: 12th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, NRCC Target, |
| Timothy Mahoney (D), |
attorney Thomas J. "Tom" Rooney (R) 36.7%,
St. Rep. Gayle B. Harrell (R) 34.9%, Palm Beach Gardens Councilor Hal R. Valeche (R) 28.3%, |
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17th Congressional District, 100% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Kendrick B. Meek (D), |
No Republican |
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18th Congressional District, 62.1% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businesswomen Annette Taddeo (D), |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), |
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19th Congressional District, 100% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Robert Wexler (D), |
Edward J. Lynch (R), |
ex-St. Sen. / Ex-Broward Co. Commissioner Ben Graber (I), |
20th Congressional District, 100% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), |
No Republican |
'04 Republican nominee real estate agent Margaret Hostetter (I), |
| Marc Luzietti (S/WI), |
21st Congressional District, 59.5% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, |
| ex-Hialeah Mayor Raul L. Martinez (D), |
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R), |
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22nd Congressional District, 50.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Ron Klein (D) 85.1%,
Paul Francis Renneisen (D) 14.9%, |
retired Lt. Col. Allen B. West (R), |
'06 gubernatorial write-in candidate / prof. Piotr Blass (WI), |
23rd Congressional District, 100 in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Alcee L. Hastings (D) 88.1%,
Belle Glade City Commissioner Ray Torres Sanchez (D) 11.9%, |
physician Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. (R), |
April Cook (WI), |
24th Congressional District, 57.9 in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, DCCC Target, |
ex-St. Rep. Suzanne M. Kosmas (D) 72.4%,
'06 nominee / Clint Curtis (D) 27.6%, |
Tom Feeney (R) 76.6%,
Jason P. Davis (R) 23.4%, |
Gaurav "Garv" Bhola (I), |
25th Congressional District, 58.5 in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, |
| ex-Cuban American National Foundation dir. Jose Antonio "Joe" Garcia (D), |
Mario Diaz-Balart (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Florida Political Parties:
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