Edward O'Connor (Florida)
Edward O'Connor (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 21st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 18, 2026.[source]
O'Connor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Edward O'Connor was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He graduated from Mascoutah Community High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1966 and a law degree from Indiana University in 1969. His career experience includes working as a patent lawyer, lifeguard, short-order cook, assembly-line factory worker, physical education instructor, camp counselor, and bus driver.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 21
Robert Ott (No Party Affiliation) is running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 21 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21
Pia Dandiya (D), James Martin (D), Edward O'Connor (D), Elizabeth Pandich (D), and Bernard Taylor (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 18, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21
Incumbent Brian Mast (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 21 on August 18, 2026.
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2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent MaryLynn Magar defeated Edward O'Connor in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 82 on November 6, 2018.
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| ✔ |  | MaryLynn Magar (R) | 62.1 | 48,718 |
 | Edward O'Connor (D) | 37.9 | 29,735 | |
| Total votes: 78,453 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 82
Edward O'Connor advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 82 on August 28, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent MaryLynn Magar advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 82 on August 28, 2018.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Edward O'Connor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O'Connor's responses.
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- Stop the slogans and platitudes. Address specific problems and their solutions
- Democrats need to take point on crime as well as fiscal sanity and stop ceding issues to Repubs.
- Stopping brutality to the people of Gaza is a main moral issue of our time
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Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from the Federal Election Commission. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 27, 2025.
