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Keith Gross
Keith Gross (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Florida. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.
Gross completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Keith Gross was born in Panama City, Florida. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2015 to 2017.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Florida
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Scott (R) | 55.6 | 5,977,706 |
 | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)  | 42.8 | 4,603,077 | |
 | Ben Everidge (No Party Affiliation) | 0.6 | 62,683 | |
 | Feena Bonoan (L) | 0.5 | 57,363 | |
 | Tuan Nguyen (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 56,586 | |
 | Howard Knepper (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | |
| Total votes: 10,757,428 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shantele Bennett (No Party Affiliation)
- Grace Granda (No Party Affiliation)
- Marcos Reyes (No Party Affiliation)
- A.C. Toulme (One Earth Party)
- Mason Cysewski (G)
- Salomon Hernandez (No Party Affiliation)
- Randy Toler (G)
- Samir Hazza (No Party Affiliation)
- James Davis (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell defeated Stanley Campbell, Brian Rush, and Rod Joseph in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | 68.5 | 747,397 |
 | Stanley Campbell | 19.6 | 213,777 | |
 | Brian Rush | 6.7 | 73,013 | |
 | Rod Joseph | 5.2 | 56,961 | |
| Total votes: 1,091,148 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Donald Horan (D)
- Everett Stern (D)
- Chase Anderson Romagnano (D)
- Josue Larose (D)
- Matthew Sanscrainte (D)
- Bernard Korn (D)
- Alan Grayson (D)
- Matt Boswell (D)
- Phil Ehr (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida
Incumbent Rick Scott defeated Keith Gross and John Columbus in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Scott | 84.4 | 1,283,904 |
 | Keith Gross | 9.4 | 142,392 | |
 | John Columbus | 6.3 | 95,342 | |
| Total votes: 1,521,638 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Katy Sun (R)
- Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (R)
- Shannon O'Dell (R)
- Patricia Krentcil (R)
- Joe Smith (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Feena Bonoan advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Florida.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gross in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Keith Gross completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gross' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Smaller Government & Reduced Spending - Our Federal government should do fewer things and do those things well. This means eliminiating the Adminstrative State and restoring power to the people.
- Immigration - Our immigration laws haven't been updated since 1986. Congress has been kicking the can down the road for decades. We must reform our laws and SECURE OUR BORDER.
- Individual Accountability - Our nation was founded on the idea of individual liberty. With those liberties must come accountability. When we give endless handouts to people, or allow the woke socialist ideas continue, the incentive to make good decisions is eliminated.
Economy
Foreign Aid
Immigration
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Campaign website
Gross’ campaign website stated the following:
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The Issues FREEDOM from an unrelenting stream of illegal aliens and a country with open borders. FREEDOM of speech on social media, college campuses, and every aspect of public life. FREEDOM from indoctrination in our classrooms and government institutions. FREEDOM from crippling debt that will weaken our nation for generations. FREEDOM to exercise our Second Amendment Right to bear arms. FREEDOM from terror, both at home and abroad. FREEDOM from career politicians who use their positions to enrich themselves while American families go broke. |
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| —Keith Gross’ campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 31, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Keith Gross’ campaign website, “Issues,” accessed July 30, 2024
