Rick Kozell
Rick Kozell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 82. Kozell lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Kozell was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 18th Congressional District of Florida.[1] Kozell was defeated by Brian Mast in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 82
John Snyder defeated Elisa Edwards Ackerly in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 82 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Snyder (R)  | 64.9 | 64,879 |
 | Elisa Edwards Ackerly (D) | 35.1 | 35,136 | |
| Total votes: 100,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Elisa Edwards Ackerly advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 82.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeremy Kelly (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 82
John Snyder defeated Rick Kozell and Carl Domino in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 82 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Snyder | 56.7 | 12,017 |
 | Rick Kozell | 30.6 | 6,495 | |
 | Carl Domino | 12.7 | 2,684 | |
| Total votes: 21,196 | |||
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2016
Florida's 18th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Patrick Murphy (D) chose not to seek re-election in 2016 in order to pursue a U.S. Senate bid. Brian Mast (R) defeated Randy Perkins (D), Carla Spalding (I), and write-in candidate Marilyn Holloman in the general election on November 8, 2016. Perkins defeated Jonathan Chane and John Xuna in the Democratic primary, while Mast defeated Rebecca Negron, Carl Domino, Rick Kozell, Noelle Nikpour, and Mark Freeman to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[3][4][1][5][6][7][8][9][10][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Brian Mast |
53.6% | 201,488 | |
| Democratic | Randy Perkins | 43.1% | 161,918 | |
| Independent | Carla Spalding | 3.3% | 12,503 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 375,918 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brian Mast |
38% | 24,099 | ||
| Rebecca Negron | 25.6% | 16,242 | ||
| Mark Freeman | 15.8% | 10,000 | ||
| Carl Domino | 12.5% | 7,942 | ||
| Rick Kozell | 6.8% | 4,334 | ||
| Noelle Nikpour | 1.3% | 835 | ||
| Total Votes | 63,452 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Randy Perkins |
60.4% | 27,861 | ||
| Jonathan Chane | 32.3% | 14,897 | ||
| John Xuna | 7.4% | 3,394 | ||
| Total Votes | 46,152 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Kozell was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[11]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
The following issues were listed on Kozell's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PalmBeachPost.com, "War vet Brian Mast, attorney Rick Kozell launch GOP bids for open Patrick Murphy seat," June 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ TCPalm, "Rebecca Negron files to run for Patrick Murphy's seat," April 14, 2015
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Republican Carl Domino says he’s running again for Patrick Murphy’s House seat," May 5, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Emily Cahn," August 4, 2015
- ↑ PalmBeachPost.com, "Belle Glade farmer Rick Roth of Wellington to run for U.S. Congress," August 12, 2015
- ↑ Carla Spalding for Congress, "Home," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Hurricane-cleanup CEO set to join Dem race for Murphy U.S. House seat," November 17, 2015
- ↑ Jonathan Chane for Congress, "Home," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
