Dwight Young

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Dwight Young

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Dwight Young (No Party Affiliation) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 13th Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Young was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Florida. Young was defeated by incumbent Marco Rubio in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.

Elections

2022

See also: Florida's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 13

Anna Paulina Luna defeated Eric Lynn, Frank Craft, Dwight Young, and Jacob Curnow in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Paulina Luna (R)	53.1	181,487
		Eric Lynn (D)	45.1	153,876
		Frank Craft (L)	1.8	6,163
		Dwight Young (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	17
		Jacob Curnow (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,546
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Eric Lynn advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 13.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ben Diamond (D)
• Christian Hotchkiss (D)
• Michele Rayner-Goolsby (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 13

Anna Paulina Luna defeated Kevin Hayslett, Amanda Makki, Christine Quinn, and Moneer Kheireddine in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 13 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Paulina Luna	44.5	37,156
		Kevin Hayslett	33.6	28,108
		Amanda Makki	17.0	14,159
		Christine Quinn	3.0	2,510
		Moneer Kheireddine	1.9	1,599

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,532
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Audrey Henson (R)
• Will Braddock (R)
• Christian Boston (R)
• Jim Davis (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Frank Craft advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Florida District 13.

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2016

The race for Florida's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that that helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate. Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R) defeated U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Iraq war veteran Paul Stanton (L), and nine independent and write-in candidates in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2016. According to Politico, Rubio was “the first Republican senator from the Sunshine State ever to win reelection in a presidential election year.”

Rubio called Murphy "hyper-partisan," "a rubber stamp for, God forbid, a Clinton presidency," and accused him of fabricating his qualifications. Murphy criticized Rubio, saying, "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Murphy's spokeswoman Galia Slayen said, "Marco Rubio is willing to abandon his responsibility to Floridians and hand over our country's national security to Donald Trump, as long as it advances his own political career."

In his victory speech, Rubio said, “[I] hope that I and my colleagues as we return to work in Washington D.C. can set a better example how political discourse should exist in this country. And I know people feel betrayed and you have a right to. Every major institution in our society has failed us — the media, the government, big business, Wall Street, academia — they have all failed us. So people are so frustrated and angry. But we must channel that anger and frustration into something positive. Let it move us forward as energy to confront and solve our challenges and our problems.”

U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marco Rubio Incumbent	52%	4,835,191
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	44.3%	4,122,088
	Libertarian	Paul Stanton	2.1%	196,956
	Independent	Bruce Nathan	0.6%	52,451
	Independent	Tony Khoury	0.5%	45,820
	Independent	Steven Machat	0.3%	26,918
	Independent	Basil Dalack	0.2%	22,236
	N/A	Write-in	0%	160
Total Votes				9,301,820
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. Senate, Florida Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marco Rubio Incumbent	72%	1,029,830
Carlos Beruff	18.5%	264,427
Dwight Young	6.4%	91,082
Ernie Rivera	3.2%	45,153
Total Votes		1,430,492
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. Senate, Florida Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Murphy	58.9%	665,985
Alan Grayson	17.7%	199,929
Pam Keith	15.4%	173,919
Roque De La Fuente	5.4%	60,810
Reginald Luster	2.6%	29,138
Total Votes		1,129,781
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. Senate, Florida Libertarian Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Stanton	73.5%	2,946
Augustus Invictus Sol	26.5%	1,063
Total Votes		4,009
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign website

Young's campaign website stated the following:

“	Your Issues Are My Issues 01. Support strong border security enforcement 02. Federal funds must follow students in school 03. Support energy independence 04. Support a strong adherence to our voting laws 05. Support term limits 06. Support our constitutional 2nd amendment rights 07. Against Plan Parenthood receiving funds for abortion 08. Against Governmental mandates of any kind	”
—Dwight Young's campaign website (2022)

2016

The following issues were listed on Young's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Trade: Our Trade deals are disastrous. While it is evident that we cannot survive without trading with our partners, common sense has to reign. How can we expect to survive and become profitable, if our trading partners are getting most of the benefits from this deal? Our trade deficits are soaring at an extraordinary level while Americans continue to lose their jobs everyday to our International competitors. What made America great in the past was our capacity to produce, but because of our yearning to please everyone, we are now becoming consumers which will inevitably cause us to lose our independence and power as a nation. Education: America as a country ranks 14 out of 40 countries in regards to education. If reading this doesn’t cause alarm bells to start ringing in your ears, then I don’t know what will. Do we really understand that the greatest nation in the world, rank behind many Third World countries? How can we maintain this status quo and call ourselves the most civilized nation ever created? For far too long our students and teachers have been left behind due to the expense of education and the disrespectful compensatory wages we offer our teachers. I propose a new deal with our College students. A deal that will not only benefit them but their country, and a deal to make the cost of education cheaper, while at the same time taking care of our pre-College education teachers. Their profession is just as important as our medical professionals. Let’s get teaching back to its prominence as the profession most sought after. In a sense, teachers are responsible for our young minds and the future of our nation. Defense: America’s military prowess has for far too long taken a beating in the International community. When I see American soldiers on television bowing to Iranians soldiers, I can’t help but to think that the respect we once had is now disintegrating. Unfortunately scenes like this will become more prevalent. I can’t help but think that our great late President, Ronald Reagan, is now rolling in his grave at the sight of such embarrassment. As much as I want to lay the responsibility at the feet of President Obama, I can’t. It has been a slow and steady progression of many Presidents before him. It is time that America emerge as a proud and shining beacon on top of that hill again. We have to rise in prominence again without being the de-facto policemen of the world. While it is prudent to assist and encourage democracy, it is not our duty to get bogged down in wars to uphold it. We will assist, but each country has to fight to maintain their freedom. We did it, so can they. Taxes: We are among the highest taxed nation in this world and why is that? In one sense, we are bearing the burden for not only America’s debt but the debt of the world. The idea of America becoming an independent country was born out of the burden American citizens had to endure of being unfairly taxed by our British Colonial masters. Our forefathers understood that this burden was too heavy to bear, in so much that the weight of this burden resulted in the “Boston Tea Party.” Our forefathers fought that battle for us in the past and it is time that we fight again. Our independence has been hijacked by the elites and it is time we show them that the American people will not take this burden lying down. If we have to fight again, we will. Henceforth, I propose that the I.R.S. and the Federal Reserve which are not governmental agencies must be gradually phased out. These are private agencies making money on the backs of the American people and contributing to the persecution of the American citizen. Domestic: It is sad to say, but the America we know and have fought for on so many battlefields, is disintegrating in front of our eyes. The greed, disintegrating morality, ungodliness, corruption, wasteful spending, out of control entitlement programs, an out of control justice system, porous borders causing an abuse in our immigration system, drug abuse dependence among our citizens and last but not least the withering away of our civil liberties, is making America the land of the despots. Are we as citizens going to sit idle by and let our so called leaders drag us into an environment of despair or are we going carve out a new legacy to be left to our children. America is great, but no great country stays great, unless it is willing to continuously fight for its freedom and liberties.	”
—Dwight Young's campaign website, http://www.dwightyoungforsenate2016.com/

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

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Democratic Party (8)