Florida
Elections & Elected Officials

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

Filing Deadline (Judicial & Federal Candidates): May 2, 2008
Filing Deadline (All Other Candidates): June 20, 2008
State Primary: August 26, 2008

GOVERNOR:
Charlie Christ (R) | Campaign Site

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jeff Kottkamp (R)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Bill McCollum (R)

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:
Adelaide "Alex" Sink (D)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Charlie Bronson (R)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

Bill Nelson (D) | campaign site
* Next Election in 2012.

Mel Martinez (R) | camapign site
* Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 2:
Allen Boyd (D) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Mark Flowers (R) Robert Ortiz (R) Steve Wilkie (Green)

District 3:
Corrine Brown (D) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Larry Will Penpek (Independent)

District 4:
Ander Crenshaw (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Jay McGovern (D) Professional Engineer, General Contractor & Navy Veteran

District 5:
Ginny Brown-Waite (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Jim King (R) Businessman, Veteran John Russell (D) Nurse, Democratic Activist & '04/'06 Candidate Dave Werder (D) Disabled Ex-Truck Driver

District 6:
Cliff Stearns (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Dave Bruderly (D) Environmental Engineer, Navy Veteran Tim Cunha (D)

District 7:
John Mica (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Faye Armitage (D) Economist & Ex-College Professor Clyde Malloy (D) Home Remodeling Contractor & Retired Police Officer Louis Tart (Constitution) Waiter

District 8:
Ric Keller (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Bob Hering (R) Businessman, Iraq War Veteran & '00 Candidate Greg Lewis (R) Recent College Graduate & Ron Paul Campaign Activist Todd Long (R) Attorney Alexander Fry (D) Alan Grayson (D) Attorney & Businessman Corbett Kroehler (D) Environmental Activist Mike Smith (D) Attorney Charlie Stuart (D) Marketing Consultant & '06 Nominee Quoc Van (D) Law School Student Floyd Frazier (Independent) Civil Rights Activist & '06 US Senate Candidate

District 9:
Gus Bilirakis (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Anita de Palma (D) League of United Latin American Citizens Ex-Director John Dicks (D) Ex-Plant City Mayor, Ex-Hillsborough Community College Trustee & Attorney Bill Mitchell (D) Attorney & Navy Veteran Mike van Hoek (D) Retired Paramedic, Teacher & Democratic Activist Richard Emmons (Independent) Businessman & Term Limits Activist John "Johnny K" Kalimnios (Independent) Retired Police Officer Andrew Pasayan (Write-In) Security Guard, Ex-Restaurant Owner

District 10:
C.W. "Bill" Young (R)

Active Candidates: Max Linn (D) Retired Financial Consultant, Term-Limits Activist & '06 Governor Candidate Samm Simpson (D) Cable TV Show Producer, Progressive Activist & '06 Nominee Jason Diviki (Independent) Printer, Navy Veteran & Ron Paul Campaign Activist

District 11:
Kathy Castor (D) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Eddie Adams Jr. (R) Architect, Ex-Hospital Laboratory Technologist & '06 Nominee Tim Fasano (R) Taxi Driver & Photographer Leviticus Reed (R) Planner

District 12:
Adam Putnam (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Doug Tudor (D) Navy Veteran

District 13:
Vern Buchanan (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Christine Jennings (D) Bank President, Community Activist & '04/'06 Candidate Mike LaFevers (D) AIDS Activist & '06 Candidate Frank McAndrews (D)

District 14:
Connie Mack IV (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Larry Byrnes (D) College Professor Jason King (D) Law Office Administrator & Realtor Jeff George (Independent) Burt Saunders (Independent) State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Collier County Commissioner & Ex-Republican

District 15:
Dave Weldon (R)
* Retiring in 2008.

Active Candidates: Alan Bergman (R) Businessman & Ex-Stockbroker Kevin Lehoullier (R) Financial Executive Trevor Lowing (R) Technology Consultant & Navy Veteran Bill Posey (R) State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Rockledge City Councilman & Realtor Michael Weiss (R) Retired Teacher & GOP Activist Steve Blythe (D) Physician Jeffrey "Bouf" Bouffard (Libertarian) Computer Engineer & Army Veteran Frank Zilaitis (Independent) Attorney & Ron Paul Campaign Activist

District 16:
Tim Mahoney (D) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Gayle Harrell (R) State Rep. & Ex-Teacher Mike Mett (R) Real Estate Developer Tom Rooney (R) Attorney, Army Veteran & Son of Pittsburgh Steelers Owner Dan Rooney Rob Siedlecki (R) Attorney & '06 State Rep. Nominee Hal Valeche (R) Palm Beach Gardens City Councilman & Vietnam War Veteran

District 17:
Kendrick Meek (D) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Margaret Trowe (Socialist Workers) Communist Political Organizer

District 18:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Annette Taddeo (D) Businesswoman

District 19:
Robert Wexler (D) | campaign site

Active Candidates: Ben Graber (D) Ex-State Rep., Ex-Broward County Commissioner, Physician & '98 Candidate Edward Lynch (R) Building Contractor Lee Barnard (Independent) Businessman, Software Engineer & Army Veteran

District 20:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) | campaign site

District 21:
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) | campaign site

> American Reform Party of Florida
> Constitution Party of Florida
> Florida Democratic Party
> Green Party of Florida
> Independence Party of Florida
> Libertarian Party of Florida
> Republican Party of Florida
> Socialist Party of Florida
> Socialist Workers Party of Florida
> Veterans Party of Florida

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

> Secretary of State - Division of Elections

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