Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
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November 4, 2014 |
Rick Scott  |
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| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General Down Ballot Treasurer, Agriculture Commissioner |
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Florida has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in a primary election is limited to registered members of that party.
Gubernatorial Candidates
Note: The following list of candidates is not official and will continue to be updated until the 2014 candidate filing deadline. Candidates will be added as we come across them prior to the deadline. If you see a name of a candidate who is missing, please email us and we will add that name. As the election draws closer, more information will be added to this page.
Potential Democratic candidates
Charlie Crist - Former Florida Governor[2]
- Nan Rich - State Senator[3]
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz - U.S. Representative[4]
Potential Republican candidates
- Rick Scott - Incumbent (Running)
Lieutenant Gubernatorial Candidates
Potential Third party candidates
Alexander Snitker (Declared)- 2010 U.S. Senate candidate[5]
Race background
Republican incumbent Rick Scott is seeking a second term as governor in 2014.
A report released by Governing in Dec. 2012 named Scott as one of five governors considered vulnerable to losing re-election in 2014.[6]
One potential threat to his re-election is former governor and attorney general Charlie Crist. Although he has yet to declare, Crist's recent decision to change his party registration to Democrat and subsequent hobnobbing with the Democratic Governors Association strongly suggest he is preparing for a return bid.[7] Crist was a Republican until 2010 when he re-registered as an Independent in order to stay in the race after Republican voters chose Marco Rubio over him in the primary, and his latest party makeover has been widely interpreted as a strategic maneuver aimed at helping him unseat Scott in 2014.[8]
Polls
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| Response | Florida Opinion Research May 23–25, 2012 | Average | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Crist | 48.1% | 48.1% | ||||||||||||
| Rick Scott | 34.1% | 34.1% | ||||||||||||
| Don't Know/Refused | 12.8% | 12.8% | ||||||||||||
| Other | 5.0% | 5% | ||||||||||||
| Number polled | 802 | 802 | ||||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-3.46 | 3.46% | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
See also
- Governor of Florida
- Florida state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
References
- ↑ News-Press.com, "Florida parties already prepping for 2014 gubernatorial race," May 20, 2012
- ↑ Bay News, "A year away, Gov. Scott, Dems prep for next governor's race," July 16, 2012
- ↑ Miami Herald, "State Sen. Nan Rich will run for governor in 2014," April 16, 2012
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Wasserman Schultz for governor of Florida," July 15, 2012
- ↑ Politifact.com, "Alexander Snitker's file," accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ Governing Politics, "2013-2014 Governor's Races: Who's Vulnerable?," December 11, 2012
- ↑ The Daily Caller, "Charlie Crist briefly visits with Democratic Governors Association," January 9, 2013
- ↑ The Hill, "Charlie Crist joins Democratic party ahead of gubernatorial election," December 8, 2012
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