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Florida's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

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Florida's 9th Congressional District
General Election Date
November 4, 2014
Primary Date
August 26, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Alan Grayson Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Alan Grayson Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid D[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]

Fairvote's Monopoly Politics: Safe D[3]
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The 9th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Alan Grayson won election in 2012 and was re-elected in 2014. He previously represented the 8th district from 2009 to 2011. Grayson faced Carol Platt (R) and Marko Milakovich (I) in the 2014 general election.

Grayson is one of nine individuals elected to the U.S. House in 2012 who had prior congressional experience, and one of five House Democrats ousted in 2010 to make a successful comeback bid two years later.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
May 2, 2014
August 26, 2014
November 4, 2014

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.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by July 28, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[8]

See also: Florida elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Alan Grayson (D), who was first elected in 2012.

Florida's 9th Congressional District is located in east central Florida and includes portions of Orange and Polk counties and all of Osceola County.[9]

Candidates

General election candidates


August 26, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

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Election results

General election

U.S. House, Florida District 9 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Grayson Incumbent 54% 93,850
     Republican Carol Platt 43.1% 74,963
     Independent Marko Milakovich 2.9% 5,060
     Write-in Leon Ray 0% 5
Total Votes 173,878
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Primary election

U.S. House, Florida District 9 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Grayson Incumbent 74.3% 18,641
Nick Ruiz 25.7% 6,441
Total Votes 25,082
Source: Florida Division of Elections
U.S. House, Florida District 9 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Platt 54.6% 11,542
Jorge Bonilla 29.8% 6,293
Peter Vivaldi 15.6% 3,301
Total Votes 21,136
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Key votes

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Nay3.png On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[16] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[17] Alan Grayson voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[18]

Yea3.png The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[19] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Alan Grayson voted for HR 2775.[20]

Campaign contributions

Alan Grayson

Nicholas Ruiz

Nicholas Ruiz III (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[29]April 15, 2013$792$541$(321)$1,011
July Quarterly[30]July 15, 2013$1,011$3,634$(504)$4,141
October Quarterly[31]October 15, 2013$4,141$1,748$(3,487)$2,402
Year-end[32]January 31, 2014$2,402$9,294$(4,186)$7,510
April Quarterly[33]April 15, 2014$7,510$1,995$(5,125)$4,381
Running totals
$17,212$(13,623)

Carol Platt

Carol Platt (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
July Quarterly[34]July 15, 2013$0$21,050$(2,393)$18,656
October Quarterly[35]October 15, 2013$18,656$23,409$(23,985)$18,080
Year End[36]January 31, 2014$18,080$71,897$(42,559)$47,418
April Quarterly[37]April 15, 2014$47,418$85,500$(98,388)$34,530
July Quarterly[38]July 15, 2014$34,530$53,098$(71,381)$16,248
Pre-Primary[39]August 14, 2014$16,248$31,162$(22,935)$24,474
October Quarterly[40]October 15, 2014$24,474$70,103$(80,389)$14,188
Running totals
$356,219$(342,030)

Peter Vivaldi

Peter Vivaldi (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
October Quarterly[41]October 15, 2014$0$10,631$(4,405)$6,225
Year End[42]January 31, 2014$6,225$13,835$(18,568)$1,491
April Quarterly[43]April 15, 2014$1,491$4,020$(4,408)$1,103
Running totals
$28,486$(27,381)

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

On November 6, 2012, Alan Grayson (D) won election to the United States House. He defeated Todd Long in the general election.[44]

U.S. House, Florida District 9 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Grayson 62.5% 164,891
     Republican Todd Long 37.5% 98,856
Total Votes 263,747
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Gus Bilirakis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Anita de Palma (D) in the general election.[45]

U.S. House, Florida District 9 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGus M. Bilirakis incumbent 71.4% 165,433
     Democratic Anita de Palma 28.6% 66,158
Total Votes 231,591

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
  2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
  4. ↑ The New York Times, "Election brings seasoned politicians to congress," accessed December 8, 2012
  5. ↑ The Washington Post, "Political comeback kids to take seats again in the House," accessed November 18, 2012
  6. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
  7. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
  8. ↑ Florida Division of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
  9. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Florida Election Division, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed November 19, 2013
  11. ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Nick Ruiz announces switch to run against Grayson, not Mica," accessed January 13, 2014 (dead link)
  12. ↑ Leon Ray Facebook Page, "About," accessed March 24, 2014
  13. ↑ Florida Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed April 2, 2014
  14. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Laura Janay Statement of Candidacy," accessed October 30, 2013
  15. ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Nick Ruiz announces switch to run against Grayson, not Mica," accessed March 24, 2014 (dead link)
  16. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  17. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  18. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  19. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  20. ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  21. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 19, 2013
  22. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 19, 2013
  23. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
  24. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 10, 2014
  25. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
  26. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alan Grayson July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
  27. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alan Grayson Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
  28. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alan Grayson October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
  29. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  30. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  31. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  32. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
  33. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
  34. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  35. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  36. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
  37. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
  38. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Carol Platt July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
  39. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Carol Platt Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
  40. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Carol Platt October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
  41. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed February 19, 2014
  42. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
  43. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
  44. ↑ Clrk of the U.S. House, "2012 Election Results," accessed May 20, 2014
  45. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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