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Forest Blanton
Forest Blanton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 84. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Blanton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Forest Blanton earned a bachelor's degree in 1975 and a graduate degree in 1976 from Stanford University.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 84
Incumbent Dana Trabulsy defeated Forest Blanton in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 84 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dana Trabulsy (R) | 61.3 | 40,829 |
 | Forest Blanton (D)  | 38.7 | 25,779 | |
| Total votes: 66,608 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Forest Blanton advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 84.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dana Trabulsy advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 84.
Endorsements
To view Blanton's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 84
Delores Hogan Johnson defeated Mark Gotz in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 84 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Delores Hogan Johnson (D) | 51.4 | 33,802 |
| Mark Gotz (R) | 48.6 | 31,922 | ||
| Total votes: 65,724 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 84
Delores Hogan Johnson defeated Kim Johnson, Robert Joseph, and Forest Blanton in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 84 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Delores Hogan Johnson | 44.4 | 5,840 |
| Kim Johnson | 37.7 | 4,958 | ||
 | Robert Joseph | 9.5 | 1,253 | |
| Forest Blanton | 8.3 | 1,089 | |
| Total votes: 13,140 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 84
Mark Gotz defeated Teri Pinney in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 84 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Gotz | 51.2 | 5,792 | |
| Teri Pinney | 48.8 | 5,528 | ||
| Total votes: 11,320 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Forest Blanton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Blanton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The State of Florida is moving in the wrong direction. Current state leaders are not supporting the majority of Floridians but are instead catering only to their base and to minority special interests.
- We need to move the the middle and promote real policies that help Floridians, rather than fanning "culture wars"
- I beleive that consensus and compromise are necessary to move our objectives forward, but i will not compromise my principals
The protection and expansion of voting rights including fair voting districts and a move to open primaries.
Support and promotion of "green" energy sources.
Protection and restoration of environmentally sensitive lands and waters.
Medicaid expansion and the protection of Obamacare.
The ability to articulate and communicate one's own point of view.
2) the continuing homeowner insurance crisis.
3) climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 2, 2022
