The 2020 elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 to elect
representatives from all 120 districts. The
Republican Party has held a House majority since 1997.
The elections for
U.S. President
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U.S. House of Representatives
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, and the state
Florida Senate
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were also held on this date.
The Republicans gained 7 seats while the Democrats lost 4 in the State House.
Overview
Closest races
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Primary Election polling
;District 4 - Republican
;District 27 - Republican
;District 53 - Republican
;District 55 - Republican
;District 76 - Republican
;District 78 - Republican
Retiring incumbents
Democrats
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Loranne Ausley
Loranne Ausley (born October 16, 1963) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2020 until her defeat in 2022, representing Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, ...
, District 9 (term-limited, running for SD-3)
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Clovis Watson, District 20 (term-limited, running for
Alachua Co. Sheriff)
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John Cortes, District 43 (retiring, running for
Osceola
Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Muscogee language, Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a S ...
Co. Clerk of Courts)
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Bruce Antone
Bruce Antone (born November 1, 1960) is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2012 to 2020, representing parts of Orlando in Orange County.
Early life ...
, District 46 (term-limited, running for
Orange
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Co. School Board District 5)
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Amy Mercado, District 48 (retiring, running for Orange Co. Property Appraiser)
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Adam Hattersley
Adam Roger Hattersley (born March 24, 1978) is an American politician and author who was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 59th district in Hillsborough County from 2018 to 2020. He ran for Chief Financial Officer of Flor ...
, District 59 (retiring, running for
CD-15)
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Wengay Newton, District 70 (retiring, running for
Pinellas
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Co. Commission District 7)
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Margaret Good
Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good (born August 23, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2020, representing the Sarasota area. She is a member of the Democratic Party ...
, District 72 (retiring, running for
CD-16)
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Tina Polsky, District 81 (retiring, running for SD-29)
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Shevrin Jones
Shevrin D. Jones (born October 12, 1983) is an American politician from the state of Florida. He was elected to the Florida State Senate in 2020 Florida Senate election, 2020 to represent the 35th District. He previously was a Democratic Party (Un ...
, District 101 (term-limited, running for SD-35)
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Sharon Pritchett
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In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...
, District 102 (term-limited, running for
Miami Gardens
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Mayor)
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Richard Stark
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, District 104 (term-limited, running for
Weston
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Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
* W ...
mayor)
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Barbara Watson, District 107 (term-limited running for SD-35)
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Javier Fernandez, District 114 (retiring, running for SD-39)
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Kionne McGhee
Kionne L. McGhee (born November 23, 1977) is an American Democratic politician from Florida who has served as a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission since 2020. Previously, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 20 ...
, District 117 (term-limited, running
Miami-Dade
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Co. Commission District 9)
Republicans
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Mel Ponder, District 4 (retiring, running for
Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County is located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 211,668. Its county seat is Crestview. Okaloosa County ...
Commission district 5)
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Travis Cummings, District 18 (term limited)
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Charlie Stone, District 22 (term limited)
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David Santiago, District 27 (term limited)
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Jennifer Sullivan, District 31 (term limited)
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Mike La Rosa, District 42 ( term limited)
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Cary Pigman
Cary Pigman (born November 1, 1958) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Florida. he was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, representing t ...
, District 55 (term limited)
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Ray Rodrigues, District 76 (term limited, running for SD-27)
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Dane Eagle
Dane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, Eagle was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis as Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in September 2020. Eagle was a member of the Florida ...
, District 77 (term limited, running for
CD-19)
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Heather Fitzenhagen
Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen (born October 8, 1960) is a Republican politician from Florida. She represented the 78th District, encompassing Fort Myers, in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020.
History
Fitzenhagen was born in D ...
, District 78 (term limited, running for SD-27)
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Byron Donalds
Byron Lowell Donalds (born October 28, 1978) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021. His district serves most of the heart of Southwest Florida, including ...
, District 80 (term limited, running
CD-19)
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MaryLynn Magar
MaryLynn Magar (born July 6, 1963) is an American politician from Florida. She was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 82nd District, including most of Martin County and some parts of northern Palm Bea ...
, District 82 (term limited)
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Ana Maria Rodriguez, District 105 (retiring, running for SD-39)
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José R. Oliva
José R. Oliva (born January 6, 1973) is an American Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Hialeah and Miami Lakes area in northern Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He was ...
, District 110 (term limited)
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Holly Merrill Raschein, District 120 (term limited)
Incumbents defeated
Republicans
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Mike Hill, District 1 (defeated in primary by Michelle Salzman)
Democrats
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Kimberly Daniels, District 14 (defeated in primary by
Angie Nixon
Angela Nixon is an American politician and community organizer from Jacksonville, Florida who defeated incumbent Kimberly Daniels, who was seeking re-election to the Florida House of Representatives District 14 (part of Duval County), in the D ...
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Al Jacquet, District 88 (defeated in primary by Omari Hardy)
General Election Polling
District 15
District 21
District 26
District 36
District 55
District 59
District 60
District 64
District 69
District 72
District 89
District 93
Results
State house districts that cover more than one county will have a "Results by county" subsection.
District 1
District 2
Results by county
District 3
District 4
District 5
Incumbent
Brad Drake
Brad Drake (born February 7, 1975) is a Republican politician who is currently serving as Walton County Commissioner, District 3. He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on September 7, 2023.
He previously served as a member of the Florida H ...
ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. He was re-elected.
District 6
District 7
District 8
Incumbent
Ramon Alexander
Ramon J. Alexander (born October 19, 1984) is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 8th district, which includes Gadsden County and sections of Tallahassee in L ...
ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. He was re-elected.
District 9
District 10
Results by county
District 11
Results by county
District 12
District 13
Incumbent Tracie Davis ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. She was re-elected.
District 14
Angie Nixon
Angela Nixon is an American politician and community organizer from Jacksonville, Florida who defeated incumbent Kimberly Daniels, who was seeking re-election to the Florida House of Representatives District 14 (part of Duval County), in the D ...
defeated incumbent
Kimberly Daniels in the primary. She ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. She was elected.
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
Yvonne Hayes Hinson ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. She was elected.
District 21
Results by county
District 22
District 23
District 24
Results by county
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
Results by county
District 31
Results by county
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
Kristen Arrington ran unopposed. The election was canceled and she got elected.
District 44
District 45
Incumbent
Kamia Brown
Kamia Brown (born October 24, 1980) is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 45th district from 2016 to 2022. Brown was an unsuccessful candidate for the Florida Senate
The Florida Sen ...
ran unopposed and the election was canceled. She was re-elected.
District 46
Travaris McCurdy ran unopposed. The election was canceled and he was elected.
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
Incumbent
Dianne Hart ran unopposed in the general election. The election was canceled and was re-elected.
District 62
District 63
Incumbent
Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice DeNell Driskell (born March 3, 1979) is an American lawyer and politician who is the Representative in the Florida House of Representatives from the 63rd House district in Hillsborough County. She is Of Counsel at the law firm of Carlt ...
ran unopposed in the general election. The election was canceled and she was re-elected.
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
Michele Rayner ran unopposed in the general election. The election was canceled and she was elected.
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
Incumbent
Bobby DuBose ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. He was re-elected.
District 95
Incumbent
Anika Omphroy
Anika Tene Omphroy is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2018. Omphroy represents the State's 95th House District, which includes part of Broward County
Broward County ( , ) is a county i ...
ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. She was re-elected.
District 96
Christine Hunschofsky
Christine Hunschofsky is an American politician from the state of Florida. A Democrat, she has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020, after serving as the mayor of Parkland from 2017 to 2020.
Early life
Hunschofsk ...
ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. She was re-elected.
District 97
Incumbent
Dan Daley ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. He was re-elected.
District 98
Incumbent
Michael Gottlieb ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. He was re-elected.
District 99
Incumbent
Evan Jenne
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ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. He was re-elected.
District 100
Incumbent
Joe Geller ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. He was re-elected.
District 101
District 102
Felicia Robinson
Felicia Simone Robinson (born November 4, 1970) is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 102nd district. She assumed office on November 3, 2020.
Early life and education
Robinso ...
ran unopposed and the general election was canceled. She was elected.
District 103
District 104
District 105
District 106
District 107
Christopher Benjamin ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. He was elected.
District 108
Incumbent
Dotie Joseph ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. She was re-elected.
District 109
Incumbent
James Bush ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. He was elected.
District 110
District 111
District 112
District 113
Incumbent
Michael Grieco ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. He was elected.
District 114
District 115
District 116
District 117
Kevin Chambliss
Kevin D. Chambliss (born June 8, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 117th district. He assumed office on November 3, 2020.
Early life and education
Chambliss was born in Columbu ...
ran unopposed in the general election and the election was canceled. He was elected.
District 118
District 119
District 120
See also
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2020 Florida elections
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2020 Florida Senate election
The 2020 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995. The result was a one-seat gain for the Republicans, ...
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Politics of Florida
Politics of Florida reflect a state that has experienced conflict between its liberal southern region and its traditionally conservative northern region. Politics often revolve around budgeting and how ...
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Political party strength in Florida
The following tables indicate party affiliation in the U.S. state of Florida for the individual elected offices of:
*Governor
* Lieutenant Governor
* Attorney General
* Chief Financial Officer
* Commissioner of Agriculture
As well as the followin ...
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Florida Democratic Party
The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida, headquartered in Tallahassee. Former mayor of Miami Manny Diaz Sr. is the current chair.
Andrew Jackson, the first territorial governor o ...
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Republican Party of Florida
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. It is currently the state's favored party, controlling the majority of Florida's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, supermajori ...
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Government of Florida
The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three separation of powers, branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other electe ...
Notes
;Partisan clients
References
Further reading
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External links
Florida Elections Commissiongovernment website
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League of Women Voters
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