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Reggie Gaffney
Reggie Gaffney (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 7. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Gaffney (Democratic Party) was a member of the Jacksonville City Council in Florida, representing District 7. He assumed office in 2015. He left office in 2022.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jason Shoaf and Reggie Gaffney are running in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Reggie Gaffney (D) | |
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2022
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 5
Tracie Davis defeated Binod Kumar and Patrick Cooper in the general election for Florida State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tracie Davis (D) | 57.5 | 86,784 |
 | Binod Kumar (R) | 42.5 | 64,028 | |
| Patrick Cooper (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 150,812 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 5
Tracie Davis defeated Reggie Gaffney in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 5 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracie Davis | 68.1 | 34,075 |
| Reggie Gaffney | 31.9 | 15,996 | |
| Total votes: 50,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Binod Kumar advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 5.
Campaign finance
2019
See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2019)
General election
General election for Jacksonville City Council District 7
Incumbent Reggie Gaffney defeated Sharise V. Riley, Solomon Olopade, and Nahshon Nicks in the general election for Jacksonville City Council District 7 on March 19, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reggie Gaffney (D) | 60.1 | 5,463 |
| Sharise V. Riley (D) | 16.3 | 1,479 | ||
 | Solomon Olopade (D) | 14.9 | 1,352 | |
| Nahshon Nicks (D) | 8.8 | 799 | ||
| Total votes: 9,093 | |||
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2015
The city of Jacksonville, Florida, held elections for mayor and city council on May 19, 2015. A primary took place on March 24, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 16, 2015. All 19 city council seats were up for election.[1]
In the primary election for District 7, Reggie Gaffney (D) and George A. Spencer, Jr. (D) advanced past Niki Brunson (I), James Eddy (D), Donald Foy (D), Marc McCullough (D), Wendell Sams (D) and Sirretta Williams (D). Gaffney and Spencer faced off in the general election on May 19, 2015.[2] Gaffney was the winner.[3] Incumbent Johnny Gaffney (D) was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Richard Cuff (D) initially filed to run in the primary, but he did not appear on the ballot.[4]
| Jacksonville City Council, District 7, General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Reggie Gaffney |
51% | 6,528 | |
| Democratic | George A. Spencer, Jr. | 49% | 6,276 | |
| Total Votes | 12,804 | |||
| Source: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | ||||
| Jacksonville City Council, District 7, Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Reggie Gaffney |
33.8% | 3,947 | |
| Democratic | George A. Spencer, Jr. |
25.2% | 2,943 | |
| Democratic | Donald Foy | 11.8% | 1,381 | |
| Democratic | Sirretta Williams | 10.1% | 1,181 | |
| Nonpartisan | Niki Brunson | 9.3% | 1,091 | |
| Democratic | James Eddy | 3.8% | 442 | |
| Democratic | Marc McCullough | 3.5% | 408 | |
| Democratic | Wendell Sams | 2.5% | 296 | |
| Total Votes | 11,689 | |||
| Source: Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Ace of Spades, "Unofficial election results," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Duval County Supervisor of Elections, "Official 2015 Candidate List," accessed January 19, 2015
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| Preceded by Reggie Gaffney Jr. (D) |
Jacksonville City Council District 7 2015-2022 |
Succeeded by Reggie Gaffney Jr. (D) |
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