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Florida's 15th Congressional District elections, 2014
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Cook Political Report: Solid R[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
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The 15th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Dennis A. Ross (R) won re-election in 2014. He defeated former television reporter Alan Cohn (D) in the general election.[4]
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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.[5][6]
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.[7]
- See also: Florida elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Dennis A. Ross (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Florida's 15th Congressional District is located in central Florida and includes portions of Hillsborough and Polk counties.[8]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Dennis Ross - Incumbent
Alan Cohn
August 26, 2014, primary results
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Dennis Ross Incumbent |
60.3% | 128,750 | |
| Democratic | Alan Cohn | 39.7% | 84,832 | |
| Total Votes | 213,582 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[10] Ross joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]
Economy
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
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.[13] 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.[14] Dennis Ross voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]
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.[16] 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. Dennis Ross voted against HR 2775.[17]
Polls
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| Poll | Dennis Ross | Alan Cohn | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Anzalone Liszt Grove Research June 5-8, 2014 | 42% | 35% | 23% | +/-4.9 | 400 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign contributions
Dennis Ross
| Dennis A. Ross (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | July 8, 2013 | $155,097.68 | $75,723.52 | $(103,340.45) | $185,768 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 15, 2013 | $185,768 | $199,880.14 | $(58,467.93) | $327,181 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 13, 2013 | $268,892.96 | $107,469.00 | $(172,111.98) | $262,538 | ||||
| Year-end[21] | January 31, 2014 | $262,538 | $165,781 | $(50,081) | $378,237 | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2014 | $378,237 | $169,091 | $(78,538) | $468,790 | ||||
| July Quarterly[23] | July 15, 2014 | $468,790 | $227,008 | $(135,788) | $560,010 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[24] | August 12, 2014 | $560,010 | $38,745 | $(149,340) | $449,415 | ||||
| October Quarterly[25] | October 15, 2014 | $449,415 | $194,211 | $(104,853) | $538,773 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,177,908.66 | $(852,520.36) | ||||||||
Alan Cohn
| Alan Cohn (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[26] | October 17, 2013 | $0.00 | $14,902 | $(8,061) | $6,840 | ||||
| Year End[27] | January 31, 2014 | $6,840 | $60,456 | $(25,790) | $41,506 | ||||
| April Quarterly[28] | April 15, 2014 | $41,506 | $84,607 | $(55,812) | $70,300 | ||||
| July Quarterly[29] | July 15, 2014 | $70,300 | $79,497 | $(73,534) | $76,263 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[30] | August 14, 2014 | $76,263 | $50,008 | $(62,401) | $63,871 | ||||
| October Quarterly[31] | October 15, 2014 | $63,871 | $87,614 | $(53,554) | $97,931 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $377,084 | $(279,152) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Dennis A. Ross (R) won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.
2010
On November 2, 2010, Bill Posey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Shannon Roberts (D) in the general election.[32]
| U.S. House, Florida District 15 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bill Posey incumbent |
64.7% | 157,079 | |
| Democratic | Shannon Roberts | 35.3% | 85,595 | |
| Total Votes | 242,674 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Tampa Bay.com, "Former TV reporter to run against U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Tampa Bay.com, "Former TV reporter to run against U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dennis Ross July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dennis Ross Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dennis Ross October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alan Cohn July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alan Cohn Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Alan Cohn October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
