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Florida's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

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Florida's 8th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 4, 2014

Primary Date
August 26, 2014

November 4 Election Winner:
Bill Posey Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Bill Posey Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]

Fairvote's Monopoly Politics: Safe R[3]

Florida U.S. House Elections
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2014 U.S. Senate Elections

2014 U.S. House Elections

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The 8th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Bill Posey (R), who was first elected in 2008, won re-election to a fourth term in 2014. He faced no primary election challenge but defeated Gabriel Rothblatt (D) in the general election.

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
May 2, 2014
August 26, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[4][5]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by July 28, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[6]

See also: Florida elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Bill Posey (R), who was first elected in 2008.

Florida's 8th Congressional District is located in eastern Florida and includes Brevard and Indian River counties and a portion of Orange County.[7]

Candidates

General election candidates


August 26, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

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Failed to file

Election results

U.S. House, Florida District 8 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Posey Incumbent 65.8% 180,728
     Democratic Gabriel Rothblatt 34.1% 93,724
     Write-in Christopher Duncan Jr. 0% 61
Total Votes 274,513
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Key votes

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

Government affairs

HR 676

See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

Yea3.png On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five RepublicansThomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[10] Posey joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]

Economy

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Yea3.png On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[13] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[14] Bill Posey voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]

Nay3.png The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[16] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Bill Posey voted against HR 2775.[17]

Campaign contributions

Bill Posey

Corry Westbrook

Corry Westbrook (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period
ExpendituresCash on Hand
July Quarterly[26]July 11, 2013$0.00$52,741.88$(15,102.64)$37,638.24
October Quarterly[27]October 13, 2013$37,638.24$21,220.40$(15,696.29)$43,162.35
Year End[28]January 31, 2014$43,162$26,705$(14,405)$55,461
April Quarterly[29]April 15, 2014$55,461$63,734$(34,999)$84,196
Running totals
$164,401.28$(80,202.93)

Gabriel Rothblatt

Gabriel Rothblatt (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period
ExpendituresCash on Hand
July Quarterly[30]July 15, 2013$0$17,260$(7,383)$9,876
October Quarterly[31]October 15, 2014$9,876$5,646$(11,356)$4,166
Year End[32]January 31, 2014$4,166$17,806$(12,484)$9,488
April Quarterly[33]April 15, 2014$9,488$7,745$(9,131)$8,101
July Quarterly[34]July 14, 2014$8,101$9,494$(13,211)$4,384
Pre-Primary[35]August 13, 2014$4,384$10,119$(9,213)$5,290
October Quarterly[36]October 15, 2014$5,290$29,895$(13,791)$21,394
Running totals
$97,965$(76,569)

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

On November 6, 2012, Bill Posey (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Shannon Roberts and Richard Gillmor in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 8 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Posey Incumbent 58.9% 205,432
     Democratic Shannon Roberts 37.5% 130,870
     Independent Richard Gillmor 3.6% 12,607
Total Votes 348,909
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Daniel Webster won election to the United States House. He defeated Alan Grayson (D), Pag Dunmire (Tea Party), Georgia L. Metcalfe (I) and Steven J. Gerritzen (I) in the general election.[37]

U.S. House, Florida District 8 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Webster 56.1% 123,586
     Democratic Alan Grayson incumbent 38.2% 84,167
     Tea Party Peg Dunmire 3.8% 8,337
     Independent George L. Metcalfe 1.9% 4,143
     Independent Steven J. Gerritzen 0% 11
Total Votes 220,244

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
  2. Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
  3. Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
  4. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
  5. Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
  6. Florida Division of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
  7. United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Florida Election Division, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed January 25, 2014
  9. Corry Westbrook for Congress, "Home," accessed September 5, 2013
  10. U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
  11. Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
  12. Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
  13. Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  14. Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  15. Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  16. The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  17. U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  18. Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 19, 2013
  19. Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 19, 2013
  20. Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 21, 2013
  21. Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 10,2 014
  22. Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
  23. Federal Election Commission, "Bill Posey July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
  24. Federal Election Commission, "Bill Posey Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
  25. Federal Election Commission, "Bill Posey October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
  26. Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed November 4, 2013
  27. Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 4, 2013
  28. Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
  29. Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
  30. Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  31. Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  32. Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
  33. Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
  34. Federal Election Commission, "Gabriel Rothblatt July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
  35. Federal Election Commission, "Gabriel Rothblatt Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
  36. Federal Election Commission, "Gabriel Rothblatt October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
  37. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013


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