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Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

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Florida's 3rd Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
August 30, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Ted Yoho Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Ted Yoho Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

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The 3rd Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ted Yoho (R) won re-election. He defeated Kenneth McGurn (D) and Tom Wells (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
June 24, 2016
August 30, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[6][7]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Ted Yoho (R), who was first elected in 2012.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Florida's 3rd Congressional District was located in northern Florida and included the counties of Clay, Bradford, Union, Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion County.[8]


Election results

General election

U.S. House, Florida District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTed Yoho Incumbent 56.6% 193,843
     Democratic Kenneth McGurn 39.8% 136,338
     Independent Tom Wells 3.7% 12,519
Total Votes 342,700
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party Ted Yoho Approveda
Democratic Party Kenneth McGurn
Grey.png Tom Wells

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

Kenneth McGurn[4] Approveda

Republican

Ted Yoho - Incumbent[4] Approveda

Third Party/Other

Tom Wells (Independent)[4]

Withdrew:
Ed Emery (D)[10]

Disqualified:

Randall Duvalle (Independent)[4]


District history

2014

See also: Florida's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ted Yoho (R) defeated Marihelen Wheeler (D) and Howard Lawson (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTed Yoho Incumbent 65% 148,691
     Democratic Marihelen Wheeler 32.3% 73,910
     Independent Howard Lawson 2.7% 6,208
Total Votes 228,809
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2012

See also: Florida's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Ted Yoho won the election in the district.[11][12]

U.S. House, Florida District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTed Yoho 64.7% 204,331
     Democratic Jacques Rene Gaillot, Jr. 32.5% 102,468
     Independent Philip Dodds 2.8% 8,870
     Independent Michael Ricks 0% 0
Total Votes 315,669
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Florida elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Florida in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
January 11, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
February 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
March 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
March 15, 2016 Election date Presidential primary election
April 4, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates qualifying by petition to submit completed petitions to supervisors of elections
April 11, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
May 2, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates begins
May 6, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates ends
May 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
May 23, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates qualifying by petition to submit completed petitions to supervisors of elections
June 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
June 20, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates begins
June 24, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates ends
July 1, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
July 15, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
July 29, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 4, 2016 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
August 5, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 12, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 19, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 26, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 30, 2016 Election date Primary election
September 9, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
September 22, 2016 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
September 23, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 7, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 14, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 21, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 28, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
November 4, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
November 28, 2016 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
February 6, 2017 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
Sources: Florida Division of Elections, "2015-2017 Election Dates Calendar," June 4, 2015
Florida Division of Elections, "Calendar of Reporting Dates for 2016 Candidates Registered with the Division of Elections," accessed January 11, 2016

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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