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Ges Selmont
Ges Selmont (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the special Democratic primary on January 28, 2025.
Biography
Ges Selmont was born in Connecticut. He earned a bachelor's degree from Bard College, a law degree from Northeastern University, and graduates degree from Yale University and Harvard University's Extension School. His career experience includes working as a documentarian and higher education advisor. Selmont has been affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Jacksonville University, and Edward Waters College.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District special election, 2025
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 6
Randy Fine defeated Joshua Weil, Andrew Parrott, Randall Terry, and Chuck Sheridan in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 6 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randy Fine (R) | 56.7 | 110,980 |
 | Joshua Weil (D)  | 42.7 | 83,580 | |
 | Andrew Parrott (L) | 0.4 | 702 | |
 | Randall Terry (No Party Affiliation) | 0.3 | 526 | |
 | Chuck Sheridan (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | |
| Total votes: 195,800 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Manuel Alcantara (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6
Joshua Weil defeated Ges Selmont in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6 on January 28, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joshua Weil | 60.7 | 9,721 |
 | Ges Selmont | 39.3 | 6,283 | |
| Total votes: 16,004 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Purvi Bangdiwala (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6
Randy Fine defeated Aaron Baker and Ehsan Joarder in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6 on January 28, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Fine | 83.0 | 33,901 |
 | Aaron Baker | 14.0 | 5,735 | |
 | Ehsan Joarder | 2.9 | 1,201 | |
| Total votes: 40,837 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Don Browning (R)
- Joshua Vasquez (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Selmont in this election.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 4
Incumbent John Rutherford defeated Ges Selmont, Joceline Berrios, and Jason Bulger in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Rutherford (R) | 65.2 | 248,420 |
| Ges Selmont (D) | 32.4 | 123,351 | |
 | Joceline Berrios (No Party Affiliation) | 1.9 | 7,155 | |
| Jason Bulger (No Party Affiliation) | 0.6 | 2,321 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 381,249 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 4
Ges Selmont advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 4 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ges Selmont |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Monica DePaul (D)
- Rob Ficker (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 4
Incumbent John Rutherford advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 4 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | John Rutherford |
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ges Selmont did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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