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Arthur Morrison
Arthur Morrison was a 2018 Democratic special election candidate for District 31 of the Florida State Senate.
Elections
2018
A special election for the position of Florida State Senate District 31 was called for April 10, 2018. A special primary election was called for January 30, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was December 6, 2017.[1]
On November 20, 2017, the Florida Democratic Party filed a lawsuit requesting that the dates for special elections in House District 114 and Senate District 31 be moved up so that legislators for those districts could be in place for the 2018 legislative session.[2] The House District 114 election was called for May 1, 2018.
The seat became vacant following Jeff Clemens' (D) resignation. His resignation came after he publicly admitted to having an affair with a lobbyist.
Lori Berman defeated Arthur Morrison in the Democratic primary on January 30, 2018. Tami L. Donnally was unopposed in the Republican primary.[3][4] Berman defeated Donnally in the special election.
General election
Special general election for Florida State Senate District 31
Lori Berman defeated Tami Donnally in the special general election for Florida State Senate District 31 on April 10, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lori Berman (D) | 74.8 | 22,872 |
 | Tami Donnally (R) | 25.2 | 7,704 | |
| Total votes: 30,576 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lori Berman defeated Arthur Morrison in the special Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 31.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tami Donnally advanced from the special Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 31.
Recent news
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See also
- Florida State Senate
- Florida State Senate District 31
- Florida state legislative special elections, 2018
- Florida State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Special Elections," accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Florida Democrats want injunction to move forward special election dates," November 22, 2017
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2018 Special Election - Senate 31," accessed December 7, 2017
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Democrat Lori Berman easily takes SD 31 special election primary," January 30, 2018
