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Stephen E. Broden

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Stephen E. Broden
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Last election

April 1, 2025

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Stephen E. Broden (No Party Affiliation) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the special general election on April 1, 2025.

Randall Terry (Constitution Party) selected Broden as his vice presidential running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

Biography

Stephen Broden was born in Flint, Michigan. He studied at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Dallas Theological Seminary. His career experience includes working as a pastor at Fair Park Bible Fellowship.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on April 1, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jimmy Patronis (R)
 
56.9
 
97,370
Image of Gay Valimont
Gay Valimont (D)
 
42.3
 
72,375
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Stephen E. Broden (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.8
 
1,384
Image of Stanley Gray
Stanley Gray (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
88
Image of Stan McDaniels
Stan McDaniels (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
31
Image of Richard Dembinsky
Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

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

Total votes: 171,248
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Gay Valimont advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on January 28, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jimmy Patronis
Jimmy Patronis
 
65.7
 
33,742
Image of Joel Rudman
Joel Rudman
 
9.9
 
5,099
Image of Aaron Dimmock
Aaron Dimmock
 
6.7
 
3,423
Image of Gene Valentino
Gene Valentino
 
6.0
 
3,093
Image of Michael Dylan Thompson
Michael Dylan Thompson
 
5.0
 
2,548
Image of Greg Merk
Greg Merk
 
2.5
 
1,287
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Jeff Peacock
 
1.4
 
743
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1.2
 
634
Image of John Mills
John Mills
 
1.1
 
574
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Jeff Macey
 
0.4
 
187

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

Total votes: 51,330
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Broden in this election.

2024

Vice presidency

Former President Donald Trump (R) won the November 5, 2024, presidential election.


Presidential election, 2024
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)
 
49.8
 
77,303,568 312
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Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)
 
48.3
 
75,019,230 226
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Jill Stein (multiple running mates) (G)
 
0.6
 
861,164 0
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (Independent)
 
0.5
 
756,393 0
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Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)
 
0.4
 
650,138 0
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Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.1
 
165,191 0
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Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Independent)
 
0.1
 
81,084 0
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Peter Sonski/Lauren Onak (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.0
 
41,853 0
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Randall Terry/Stephen E. Broden (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
41,290 0
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Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis (Independent)
 
0.0
 
28,399 0
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Richard Duncan/Mitchell Preston Bupp (Independent)
 
0.0
 
12,805 0
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Joel Skousen/Rik Combs (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
12,786 0
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Jay Bowman/De Bowman (Independent)
 
0.0
 
5,971 0
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Christopher Garrity/Cody Ballard (Independent)
 
0.0
 
5,294 0
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Joseph Kishore/Jerry White (Socialist Equality Party)
 
0.0
 
4,650 0
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Rachele Fruit (multiple running mates) (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
4,118 0
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Mattie Preston/Shannel Conner (Godliness, Truth, Justice)
 
0.0
 
2,857 0
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Lucifer Everylove (no running mate) (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
2,653 0
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Blake Huber/Andrea Denault (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
2,196 0
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Michael Wood/John G. Pietrowski (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
1,144 0
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Vermin Supreme/Jonathan Realz (Independent)
 
0.0
 
914 0
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Laura Ebke/Trisha Butler (Liberal Party)
 
0.0
 
859 0
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William P. Stodden/Stephanie H. Cholensky (Socialist Party)
 
0.0
 
364 0
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Robert Wells Jr./Tony Jones (Independent)
 
0.0
 
359 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.2
 
235,673 0

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

Total votes: 155,240,953

0 states have not been called.


Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Stephen E. Broden campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2025* U.S. House Florida District 1Lost general$19,541 $19,541
Grand total$19,541 $19,541
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Facebook, "Stephen E. Broden," accessed January 10, 2024


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