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David Holden
David Holden (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Holden completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Holden (Democrat) was a candidate for Florida's 19th Congressional District in the U.S. House. He was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 19
Byron Donalds defeated Cindy Banyai and Patrick Post in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Byron Donalds (R) | 61.3 | 272,440 |
 | Cindy Banyai (D)  | 38.7 | 172,146 | |
 | Patrick Post (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 444,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antonio Dumornay (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
Cindy Banyai defeated David Holden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Banyai | 57.6 | 28,765 |
 | David Holden | 42.4 | 21,212 | |
| Total votes: 49,977 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Donalds | 22.6 | 23,492 |
 | Dane Eagle | 21.9 | 22,715 | |
 | Casey Askar | 20.0 | 20,774 | |
 | William Figlesthaler | 18.3 | 19,075 | |
 | Randy Henderson | 7.6 | 7,858 | |
 | Christy McLaughlin | 4.1 | 4,245 | |
 | Dan Severson | 3.1 | 3,197 | |
 | Darren Dione Aquino | 1.4 | 1,466 | |
 | Daniel Kowal | 1.1 | 1,135 | |
| Total votes: 103,957 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Francis Rooney (R)
- Ford O’Connell (R)
- Heather Fitzenhagen (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 19
Incumbent Francis Rooney defeated David Holden in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Francis Rooney (R) | 62.3 | 211,465 |
| David Holden (D) | 37.7 | 128,106 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 339,607 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
David Holden defeated Todd James Truax in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Holden | 67.9 | 24,405 |
 | Todd James Truax | 32.1 | 11,517 | |
| Total votes: 35,922 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
Incumbent Francis Rooney advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 28, 2018.
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Holden completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holden's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Speaking truth to power: restoring our Nation's faith in democracy, social institutions, and the legitimacy of experts
- Serve local interests, not corporate ones: SWFL has been represented by millionaires and billionaires beholden to their Party for too long. It's time to take the power back to the people.
- Defeat the Donald: a strong Democratic candidate in SWFL helps tap the forgotten voters in "deep red" districts like ours which helps block Trump's path to victory in Florida. Without Florida, he loses.
Housing Affordability: too many people in SWFL and around the country are being priced out of their life-long neighborhoods by developers keen on bolstering their bottom line. Federal Representatives must include robust investment in housing, local infrastructure, and stronger over-sight in how those dollars are spent.
Medicare & Social Security: these programs must not simply be protected, they must be expanded. I will never tolerate raising the retirement age or stripping Americans of their hard-earned benefits.
Environment: in SWFL, corporate polluters have managed to make our beautiful coastal district into a public health hazard that threatens our very way of life. We can stop this by holding polluters accountable, strengthening our EPA and Clean Water Act, and finally acting on the science of climate change.
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See also
2020 Elections
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