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Lyle Milstein
Lyle Milstein was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 23rd Congressional District of Florida.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) defeated Joe Kaufman (R), Donald Endriss (I), and Lyle Milstein (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Wasserman Schultz defeated Tim Canova in the Democratic primary, while Kaufman defeated Martin Feigenbaum to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Debbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent |
56.7% | 183,225 | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 40.5% | 130,818 | |
| Independent | Donald Endriss | 1.6% | 5,180 | |
| Independent | Lyle Milstein | 1.2% | 3,897 | |
| Total Votes | 323,120 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Joe Kaufman |
73.1% | 13,412 | ||
| Martin Feigenbaum | 26.9% | 4,948 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,360 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Florida Politcs' Mitch Perry wrote the Democratic primary between Schultz and Canova "one of the most closely watched congressional primaries in the nation."[3] The race was viewed as a proxy for the ongoing presidential primary.[4] Bernie Sanders (I) endorsed Canova, while Hillary Clinton (D) endorsed Schultz.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent |
56.8% | 28,809 | ||
| Tim Canova | 43.2% | 21,907 | ||
| Total Votes | 50,716 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Debbie Wasserman Schultz handily defeats Tim Canova in CD 23," August 30, 2016
- ↑ NBC News, "Inside the Bernie Sanders Proxy War in Florida," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Sanders backs DNC chair's primary opponent," May 21, 2016
- ↑ Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign website, "Hillary Clinton Statement on the Resignation of Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz," July 24, 2016
