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Robert Samuel Kaplan
Robert Samuel Kaplan (No Party Affiliation) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 23. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Kaplan was an independent candidate for District 74 of the Florida House of Representatives in 2018 and 2014. He was a 2016 write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Florida.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 23
Incumbent Joe Gruters defeated Katherine Norman and Robert Samuel Kaplan in the general election for Florida State Senate District 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Gruters (R) | 57.7 | 188,126 |
 | Katherine Norman (D) | 40.3 | 131,491 | |
| Robert Samuel Kaplan (No Party Affiliation) | 2.1 | 6,696 | ||
| Total votes: 326,313 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Katherine Norman advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 23.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joe Gruters advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 23.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Steube (R)
Campaign finance
2018
Florida House of Representatives
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 74
James Buchanan defeated Tony Mowry and Robert Samuel Kaplan in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 74 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Buchanan (R) | 56.9 | 52,107 | |
 | Tony Mowry (D) | 40.5 | 37,078 | |
| Robert Samuel Kaplan (No Party Affiliation) | 2.6 | 2,371 | ||
| Total votes: 91,556 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 74
Tony Mowry advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 74 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Mowry |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 74
James Buchanan defeated Linda Yates in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 74 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Buchanan | 59.2 | 12,886 | |
| Linda Yates | 40.8 | 8,878 | ||
| Total votes: 21,764 | |||
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U.S. House
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated David Shapiro in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vern Buchanan (R) | 54.6 | 197,483 |
 | David Shapiro (D) | 45.4 | 164,463 | |
| Total votes: 361,946 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sean Canfield (No Party Affiliation)
- Eric Allen (G)
- Robert Samuel Kaplan (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16
David Shapiro defeated Jan Schneider in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Shapiro | 54.7 | 34,807 |
 | Jan Schneider | 45.3 | 28,834 | |
| Total votes: 63,641 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Calen Cristiani (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Vern Buchanan |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Smyth (R)
2016
The race for Florida's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that that helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate. Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R) defeated U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Iraq war veteran Paul Stanton (L), and nine independent and write-in candidates in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2016. According to Politico, Rubio was “the first Republican senator from the Sunshine State ever to win reelection in a presidential election year.”[1][2]
Rubio called Murphy "hyper-partisan," "a rubber stamp for, God forbid, a Clinton presidency," and accused him of fabricating his qualifications.[3][4][5][6] Murphy criticized Rubio, saying, "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Murphy's spokeswoman Galia Slayen said, "Marco Rubio is willing to abandon his responsibility to Floridians and hand over our country's national security to Donald Trump, as long as it advances his own political career."[7]
In his victory speech, Rubio said, “[I] hope that I and my colleagues as we return to work in Washington D.C. can set a better example how political discourse should exist in this country. And I know people feel betrayed and you have a right to. Every major institution in our society has failed us — the media, the government, big business, Wall Street, academia — they have all failed us. So people are so frustrated and angry. But we must channel that anger and frustration into something positive. Let it move us forward as energy to confront and solve our challenges and our problems.”[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Marco Rubio Incumbent |
52% | 4,835,191 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 44.3% | 4,122,088 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Stanton | 2.1% | 196,956 | |
| Independent | Bruce Nathan | 0.6% | 52,451 | |
| Independent | Tony Khoury | 0.5% | 45,820 | |
| Independent | Steven Machat | 0.3% | 26,918 | |
| Independent | Basil Dalack | 0.2% | 22,236 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 160 | |
| Total Votes | 9,301,820 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marco Rubio Incumbent |
72% | 1,029,830 | ||
| Carlos Beruff | 18.5% | 264,427 | ||
| Dwight Young | 6.4% | 91,082 | ||
| Ernie Rivera | 3.2% | 45,153 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,430,492 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Patrick Murphy |
58.9% | 665,985 | ||
| Alan Grayson | 17.7% | 199,929 | ||
| Pam Keith | 15.4% | 173,919 | ||
| Roque De La Fuente | 5.4% | 60,810 | ||
| Reginald Luster | 2.6% | 29,138 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,129,781 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Paul Stanton |
73.5% | 2,946 | ||
| Augustus Invictus Sol | 26.5% | 1,063 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,009 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Richard DeNapoli and Julio Gonzalez faced off in the Republican primary. Robert Samuel Kaplan and Shiloh Turner ran as Independents. Gonzalez won the general election.[9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Julio Gonzalez |
57% | 8,052 |
| Richard DeNapoli | 43% | 6,066 |
| Total Votes | 14,118 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Samuel Kaplan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Kaplan's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
| “ | My agenda is to stop the Cap and Trade regulatory system, which is causing us all to pay more for electricity, and to create a bill that would stop hospitals from turning away emergency patients with no money.[12] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Marco Rubio and John McCain Win Primaries in Florida and Arizona," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "How Rubio outdid Trump in Florida and revived his career," accessed November 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Rubio: GOP has tough fight ahead to maintain Senate control," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Ahead of Florida primary, Rubio offers Trump a tepid embrace," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ CBS Miami, "The Making of Patrick Murphy," June 22, 2016
- ↑ Patrick Murphy for Senate, "Press Releases / Setting the Record Straight On Yesterday’s Misleading CBS Miami Report," June 23, 2016
- ↑ PolitiFact, "Mostly True: Marco Rubio has worst voting record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years," accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ Breitbart, "Rubio Wins Reelection Bid — Gives Victory Speech in English and Spanish," accessed November 15, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ robertsamuelkaplan.com, "Official campaign website," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
