Dena Grayson
Dena Grayson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 8th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 8
Incumbent Bill Posey defeated Jim Kennedy in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Posey (R) | 61.4 | 282,093 |
 | Jim Kennedy (D) | 38.6 | 177,695 | |
| Total votes: 459,788 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jim Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Fox (D)
- Hicham Ammi (D)
- Tiffany Jean Patti (D)
- Dena Grayson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 8
Incumbent Bill Posey defeated Scott Caine in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 8 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Posey | 62.5 | 54,861 |
| Scott Caine | 37.5 | 32,952 | ||
| Total votes: 87,813 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 8
Incumbent Bill Posey defeated Sanjay Patel in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Posey (R) | 60.5 | 218,112 |
 | Sanjay Patel (D) | 39.5 | 142,415 | |
| Total votes: 360,527 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 8
Sanjay Patel advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Sanjay Patel |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dena Grayson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 8
Incumbent Bill Posey advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Posey |
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Alan Grayson (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. Darren Soto (D) defeated Wayne Liebnitzky (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Soto defeated Susannah Randolph, Dena Grayson, and Valleri Crabtree in the Democratic primary, while Liebnitzky defeated Wanda Rentas to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Darren Soto |
57.5% | 195,311 | |
| Republican | Wayne Liebnitzky | 42.5% | 144,450 | |
| Total Votes | 339,761 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wayne Liebnitzky |
67.6% | 22,725 | ||
| Wanda Rentas | 32.4% | 10,911 | ||
| Total Votes | 33,636 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Darren Soto |
36.3% | 14,496 | ||
| Susannah Randolph | 28.2% | 11,267 | ||
| Dena Grayson | 27.8% | 11,122 | ||
| Valleri Crabtree | 7.7% | 3,093 | ||
| Total Votes | 39,978 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dena Grayson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Grayson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Dena Grayson's campaign website, http://denaforcongress.com/issues/ | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
