Don Festge
Don Festge was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 38 of the Florida State Senate.
Biography
Festge graduated from North Miami Senior High School in 1985 and earned his B.S. in business administration from Florida International University in 1990. He has worked as a teacher for Miami-Dade County Public Schools since 1991.[1]
Organizations and affiliations
- Miami-Dade County Council PTA/PTSA
- United Teachers of Dade Liaison
- National Education Association
- National Business Education Association
- Johnson & Wales University Educator Advisory Board
- Florida Hospitality Industry Association
- Florida Education Association
- Boy Scouts of America
- American Federation of Teachers
- Academy of Hospitality and Tourism Advisory Board – Marketing Committee[1]
Elections
2016
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Florida State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Daphne Campbell defeated Phillip J. Brutus in the Florida State Senate District 38 general election.[2][3]
| Florida State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daphne Campbell |
75.24% | 117,948 | |
| No party affiliation | Phillip J. Brutus | 24.76% | 38,811 | |
| Total Votes | 156,759 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Florida State Senate District 38 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Florida State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Daphne Campbell |
31.01% | 9,017 | |
| Democratic | Anis Blemur | 5.26% | 1,529 | |
| Democratic | Kevin A. Burns | 15.26% | 4,437 | |
| Democratic | Don Festge | 3.32% | 964 | |
| Democratic | Michael Gongora | 21.47% | 6,243 | |
| Democratic | Jason Pizzo | 23.69% | 6,888 | |
| Total Votes | 29,078 | |||
Phillip J. Brutus listed no party affiliation on the candidate list.
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See also
- Florida State Senate
- Florida State Senate District 38
- Florida State Senate elections, 2016
- Florida State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
