Rick Roth

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Rick Roth
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Republican Party

Candidate, Florida State Senate District 26

Prior offices
Florida House of Representatives District 85
Successor: Toby Overdorf
Florida House of Representatives District 94
Successor: Meg Weinberger
Predecessor: Daryl Campbell
Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Emory University

Personal
Birthplace
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Profession
Business owner
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Rick Roth (Republican Party) is running for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 26. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Roth (Republican Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 94. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. He left office on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Rick Roth was born in West Palm Beach, Florida. Roth earned a B.S. from Emory University. His career experience includes owning a business in agriculture. Roth has served on the boards of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association and the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Roth was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Roth was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Roth was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Florida committee assignments, 2017
• Commerce

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Florida State Senate District 26

Yvette Drucker, David Silvers, and Rick Roth are running in the general election for Florida State Senate District 26 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Yvette Drucker (D)
Image of David Silvers
David Silvers (D)
Image of Rick Roth
Rick Roth (R)

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Endorsements

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2024

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 94

Meg Weinberger defeated Rachelle Litt in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 94 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Meg Weinberger (R) Candidate Connection
 
55.1
 
53,072
Image of Rachelle Litt
Rachelle Litt (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.9
 
43,277

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 96,349
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rachelle Litt advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94

Meg Weinberger defeated Anthony Aguirre, Christian Acosta, and Gabrielle Fox in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Meg Weinberger Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
5,669
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Anthony Aguirre
 
27.8
 
3,301
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Christian Acosta Candidate Connection
 
16.6
 
1,978
Image of Gabrielle Fox
Gabrielle Fox Candidate Connection
 
7.9
 
936

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,884
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Rick Roth defeated Terence Davis in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 94 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Rick Roth (R)
 
59.5
 
41,220
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Terence Davis (D)
 
40.5
 
28,062

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,282
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Terence Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Roth advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 94.

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 85

Incumbent Rick Roth defeated Jim Carroll in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 85 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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56.5
 
61,107
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Jim Carroll (D)
 
43.5
 
47,008

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 108,115
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jim Carroll advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 85.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Roth advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 85.

2018

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 85

Incumbent Rick Roth defeated Ellen Baker in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 85 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Rick Roth (R)
 
54.6
 
44,920
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Ellen Baker (D)
 
45.4
 
37,334

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 82,254
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 85

Ellen Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 85 on August 28, 2018.

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Ellen Baker

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 85

Incumbent Rick Roth advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 85 on August 28, 2018.

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Rick Roth

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2016

State House

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.

Rick Roth defeated Robert Simeone in the Florida House of Representatives District 85 general election.[2][3]

Florida House of Representatives, District 85 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Roth 57.66% 49,936
     Democratic Robert Simeone 42.34% 36,675
Total Votes 86,611
Source: Florida Division of Elections


Robert Simeone ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 85 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Florida House of Representatives, District 85 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert Simeone  (unopposed)


Rick Roth defeated Andrew Watt in the Florida House of Representatives District 85 Republican primary.[4][5]

Florida House of Representatives, District 85 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Roth 62.04% 6,662
     Republican Andrew Watt 37.96% 4,077
Total Votes 10,739

U.S. House

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 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.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

U.S. House, Florida District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian 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


U.S. House, Florida District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian 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
U.S. House, Florida District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy 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

Roth initially declared his candidacy for the race, but he dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[16]

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Rick Roth campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Florida House of Representatives District 94Won general$249,124 $178,686
2020Florida House of Representatives District 85Won general$320,077 N/A**
2016Florida House of Representatives, District 85Won $266,302 N/A**
Grand total$835,503 $178,686
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Florida House of Representatives, "Rick Roth," accessed December 16, 2022
    2. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
    3. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
    6. ↑ TCPalm, "Rebecca Negron files to run for Patrick Murphy's seat," April 14, 2015
    7. ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Republican Carl Domino says he’s running again for Patrick Murphy’s House seat," May 5, 2015
    8. ↑ PalmBeachPost.com, "War vet Brian Mast, attorney Rick Kozell launch GOP bids for open Patrick Murphy seat," June 8, 2015
    9. ↑ Twitter, "Emily Cahn," August 4, 2015
    10. ↑ PalmBeachPost.com, "Belle Glade farmer Rick Roth of Wellington to run for U.S. Congress," August 12, 2015
    11. ↑ Carla Spalding for Congress, "Home," accessed January 4, 2016
    12. ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Hurricane-cleanup CEO set to join Dem race for Murphy U.S. House seat," November 17, 2015
    13. ↑ Jonathan Chane for Congress, "Home," accessed January 12, 2016
    14. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
    15. ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
    16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named withdrew16

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    Preceded by
    Daryl Campbell (D)     		Florida House of Representatives District 94
    2022-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Meg Weinberger (R)
    Preceded by
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    2016-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Toby Overdorf (R)


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