Benny Valentin
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Benny Valentin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 48. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Jon Albert defeated John Hill in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jon Albert (R) | 57.9 | 49,848 |
| John Hill (D)  | 42.1 | 36,239 | |
| Total votes: 86,087 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. John Hill advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Albert | 35.0 | 3,881 |
| Jerry Carter | 24.6 | 2,727 | |
| Chad Davis | 19.2 | 2,122 | |
| Amilee Stuckey | 9.8 | 1,086 | |
| Debbie Owens | 8.9 | 984 | |
 | Benny Valentin | 2.5 | 279 | |
| Total votes: 11,079 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kenneth Hartpence (R)
- Lynn Wilson (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Valentin in this election.
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 42
Fred Hawkins defeated Barbara Cady and Leroy Sanchez in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Fred Hawkins (R) | 46.8 | 46,615 |
 | Barbara Cady (D) | 45.7 | 45,455 | |
| Leroy Sanchez (No Party Affiliation) | 7.5 | 7,474 | |
| Total votes: 99,544 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Barbara Cady advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 42.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Victor Sims (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 42
Fred Hawkins defeated Dianna Liebnitzky, Gary Scott, and Benny Valentin in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 42 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Hawkins | 46.6 | 6,378 |
 | Dianna Liebnitzky | 29.8 | 4,072 | |
 | Gary Scott | 17.9 | 2,445 | |
| Benny Valentin | 5.7 | 784 | |
| Total votes: 13,679 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zane Matter (R)
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.
Incumbent Mike La Rosa defeated Benny Valentin in the Florida House of Representatives District 42 general election.[1][2]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike La Rosa Incumbent |
55.29% | 42,696 | |
| Democratic | Benny Valentin | 44.71% | 34,527 | |
| Total Votes | 77,223 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Benny Valentin ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Benny Valentin (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Mike La Rosa ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mike La Rosa Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Benny Valentin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Benny Valentin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Dr.Benny Valentin participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 26, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Dr.Benny Valentin's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Home Owners Association (H.O.A.) Reform |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Home Owners Association (H.O.A.) Reform Education Funding and Development Homeless Outreach - Families in Hotels,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Dr.Benny Valentin's responses," March 26, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
