Lawrence McClure
2022 - Present
2026
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Lawrence McClure (Republican Party) is a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 68. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
McClure (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 68. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lawrence McClure was born in Tampa, Florida, and lives in Dover, Florida. McClure's career experience includes owning a business and working as a summer intern with Streamline Environmental.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
McClure was assigned to the following committees:
- House Budget Committee, Vice Chair
- State Affairs Committee, Chair
2021-2022
McClure was assigned to the following committees:
- House Budget Committee, Vice Chair
- Commerce Committee
2019-2020
McClure was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Lawrence McClure defeated Lisa Carpus and Tyrell Hicks in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 68 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lawrence McClure (R) | 63.0 | 50,568 |
 | Lisa Carpus (D)  | 33.9 | 27,230 | |
 | Tyrell Hicks (No Party Affiliation) | 3.0 | 2,427 | |
| Total votes: 80,225 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lisa Carpus advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lawrence McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
McClure received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Lawrence McClure defeated Lorissa Wright in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 68 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence McClure (R) | 68.3 | 40,512 |
 | Lorissa Wright (D) | 31.7 | 18,831 | |
| Total votes: 59,343 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lorissa Wright advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Diamond (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Lawrence McClure defeated Paul Hatfield in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 68 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence McClure | 80.2 | 12,434 |
| Paul Hatfield | 19.8 | 3,061 | ||
| Total votes: 15,495 | |||
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2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 58
Incumbent Lawrence McClure defeated Cleo Townsend Jr. in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 58 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence McClure (R) | 55.8 | 40,873 |
 | Cleo Townsend Jr. (D) | 44.2 | 32,435 | |
| Total votes: 73,308 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Cleo Townsend Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lawrence McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58.
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 58
Incumbent Lawrence McClure defeated Phil Hornback in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 58 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence McClure (R) | 54.5 | 29,850 |
 | Phil Hornback (D) | 45.5 | 24,922 | |
| Total votes: 54,772 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58
Phil Hornback advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58
Incumbent Lawrence McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 58 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence McClure |
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2017
A special election for the position of Florida House of Representatives District 58 was called for December 19, 2017. A special primary election was held October 10, 2017.[3] The filing deadline for candidates was August 16, 2017.[4]
Five candidates filed to run. Democrat Jose N. Vazquez Figueroa, Libertarian Bryan Zemina, and independent Ahmad Hussam Saadaldin automatically advanced to the December 19 special election. Republicans Yvonne Fry and Lawrence McClure competed in a special primary election on October 10 to decide which would advance to the December 19 race.[5] McClure won the Republican primary election, and went on to win the general election with 54.5 percent of the vote.[6]
The seat became vacant following incumbent Dan Raulerson's (R) resignation on August 15, 2017.[7] Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the district in the 2016 presidential election by 10.1 points.
| Florida House of Representatives, District 58, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lawrence McClure |
54.5% | 7,593 | |
| Democratic | Jose Vazquez | 33.8% | 4,715 | |
| Independent | Ahmad Hussam Saadaldin | 8.5% | 1,190 | |
| Libertarian | Bryan Zemina | 3.2% | 443 | |
| Total Votes | 13,941 | |||
| Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections | ||||
| Florida House of Representatives, District 58 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Lawrence McClure |
54.9% | 3,631 | ||
| Yvonne Fry | 45.1% | 2,983 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,614 | |||
| Source: Florida Department of State |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 68 |
Officeholder Florida House of Representatives District 68 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida House of Representatives, "Lawrence McClure," accessed December 12, 2022
- ↑ Lawrence McClure for State House - District 58, "About Lawrence," accessed December 12, 2022
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Special elections," accessed August 2, 2017
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Memo," accessed August 4, 2017
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2017 Special Election - House 58," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, "State Representative, District 58," accessed December 20, 2017
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Special election dates set for Hillsborough state House seat," August 1, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ben Diamond (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 68 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 58 2017-2022 |
Succeeded by Kimberly Berfield (R) |
