Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

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2020 Florida
House Elections
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GeneralNovember 3, 2020
PrimaryAugust 18, 2020
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Republicans gained seats in the 2020 elections for Florida House of Representatives, preserving their majority. All 120 seats in the chamber were up for election in 2020. Heading into the election, Republicans held 71 seats, Democrats held 46, and three were vacant. Republicans gained a net seven seats and Democrats lost a net two seats, meaning Republicans expanded their majority to 78-42.

The Florida House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. All 120 Florida House seats were up for election in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

Florida's 2020 state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In Florida, the state legislature is responsible for drafting both congressional and state legislative district plans. Congressional district plans are subject to gubernatorial veto, but state legislative plans are not.

For detailed campaign finance information for the elections in this chamber, click here.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Florida modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Voter registration: The voter registration deadline was extended to October 6, 2020.[1]

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Florida House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 46 42
     Republican Party 71 78
     Vacancy 3 0
Total 120 120

Candidates

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Campaign finance
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020/Campaign finance

The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020

Incumbents defeated in the general election

Three incumbents lost in the Nov. 3 general election. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Jennifer Webb Electiondot.png Democratic House District 69
Delores Hogan Johnson Electiondot.png Democratic House District 84
Cindy Polo Electiondot.png Democratic House District 103

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

Three incumbents lost in the Aug. 18 primaries. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Mike Hill Ends.png Republican House District 1
Kimberly Daniels Electiondot.png Democratic House District 14
Al Jacquet Electiondot.png Democratic House District 88

Retiring incumbents

There were 32 open seats where the incumbent legislator did not file for re-election in 2020.[2] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Mel Ponder Ends.png Republican House District 4
Loranne Ausley Electiondot.png Democratic House District 9
Travis Cummings Ends.png Republican House District 18
Clovis Watson Jr. Electiondot.png Democratic House District 20
Charlie Stone Ends.png Republican House District 22
David Santiago Ends.png Republican House District 27
Jennifer Sullivan Ends.png Republican House District 31
Ardian Zika Ends.png Republican House District 37
Mike La Rosa Ends.png Republican House District 42
John Cortes Electiondot.png Democratic House District 43
Bruce Antone Electiondot.png Democratic House District 46
Amy Mercado Electiondot.png Democratic House District 48
Cary Pigman Ends.png Republican House District 55
Adam Hattersley Electiondot.png Democratic House District 59
Wengay Newton Electiondot.png Democratic House District 70
Margaret Good Electiondot.png Democratic House District 72
Ray Rodrigues Ends.png Republican House District 76
Dane Eagle Ends.png Republican House District 77
Heather Fitzenhagen Ends.png Republican House District 78
Byron Donalds Ends.png Republican House District 80
Tina Polsky Electiondot.png Democratic House District 81
MaryLynn Magar Ends.png Republican House District 82
Kristin Jacobs Electiondot.png Democratic House District 96
Shevrin Jones Electiondot.png Democratic House District 101
Sharon Pritchett Electiondot.png Democratic House District 102
Richard Stark Electiondot.png Democratic House District 104
Ana Maria Rodriguez Ends.png Republican House District 105
Barbara Watson Electiondot.png Democratic House District 107
Jose Oliva Ends.png Republican House District 110
Javier Fernandez Electiondot.png Democratic House District 114
Kionne McGhee Electiondot.png Democratic House District 117
Holly Merrill Raschein Ends.png Republican House District 120


The 32 seats left open in 2020 represented an decrease from 2018.

Open Seats in Florida House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2020 120 32 (27 percent) 88 (73 percent)
2018 120 35 (29 percent) 85 (71 percent)
2016 120 41 (34 percent) 79 (66 percent)
2014 120 17 (14 percent) 103 (86 percent)
2012 120 34 (28 percent) 86 (72 percent)
2010 120 33 (28 percent) 87 (72 percent)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Florida

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Chapter 99 of the Florida Statutes

In Florida, a candidate cannot file for more than one office at a time if the terms of those offices run concurrently. Thus, any elected public official wishing to run for office must resign if the term of that office will run concurrently with the office the official currently holds.[3]

Qualifying as a candidate

Major party, minor party, and unaffiliated candidates in Florida file in the same way. All qualifying paperwork and filing fees must be submitted to the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, during the qualifying period corresponding to the office being sought. Qualifying periods are as follows:[4]

  1. For candidates seeking federal office, state attorney, or public defender, filing may begin after noon on the 120th day prior to the primary election and must be completed no later than noon on the 116th day before the primary election.
  2. For candidates seeking state office, other than state attorney or public defender, filing may begin after noon on the 71st day before the primary election and must be completed no later than noon on the 67th day before the primary election.
  • During a year in which the Florida State Legislature apportions the state, all candidates must file during the qualifying period designated for those seeking state office.

During the qualifying period, every candidate must file a full and public disclosure of financial interests, a form designating a campaign treasurer and campaign depository, qualifying fees or in-lieu-of-fee petitions, and a candidate oath. The candidate oath must be administered by the qualifying officer and must be signed in its written form by both the candidate and the qualifying officer, affirming the following:[3][5]

  1. The candidate is a registered voter.
  2. The candidate is qualified to run for and hold the office being sought.
  3. The candidate has not qualified for any other office in the state that runs for the same term as the office sought.
  4. The candidate has resigned from any other public office whose term would run at the same time as the office being sought.
  5. The assessment fee has been paid.
  6. If running with a political party, the candidate has not been a registered member of any other political party for 365 days before the beginning of the qualifying period.

Candidate filing fees

In Florida, candidates are required to pay filing fees and election assessment fees to the Division of Elections when qualifying. A party assessment fee may also be required, if the party the candidate is running with elects to levy one. For political party candidates, total fees are equal to 6 percent of the annual salary of the office being sought (i.e., a 3 percent filing fee, a 1 percent election assessment, and a 2 percent party assessment). For unaffiliated candidates, total fees are equal to 4 percent of the annual salary of the office being sought. (i.e., a 3 percent filing fee and a 1 percent election assessment).[6]

A candidate may waive the required filing fees if he or she submits an in-lieu-of-filing-fee petition with signatures equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters in the geographical area represented by the office being sought. Signatures for this petition may not be collected until the candidate has filed the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository form, and the completed petition must be filed by the 28th day preceding the first day of the qualifying period for the office being sought. This petition must be filed with the supervisor of elections in each county in which the petition was circulated in order to verify the signatures. The supervisor of elections in the county must then certify the number of valid signatures to the Florida Division of Elections no later than seven days prior to the first day of the corresponding qualifying period.[7]

Write-in candidates

A write-in candidate is not entitled to have his or her name printed on any ballots, but a space is provided for voters to write in a candidate's name on the general election ballot. A candidate may not qualify as a write-in candidate if he or she has qualified to run for public office by other means.[4][8]

A write-in candidate is required to file a candidate oath with the Florida Division of Elections. This is due during the standard qualifying period for the office being sought. A write-in candidate is not required to pay any filing fees.[4][5]

At the time of qualifying, the write-in candidate must reside within the district represented by the office being sought.[9]

2020 ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for Florida House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Florida House of Representatives Qualified party N/A $1,781.82 6/12/2020 Source
Florida House of Representatives Unaffiliated N/A $1,187.88 6/12/2020 Source

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To run for the Florida House of Representatives, candidates must be 21 years old, have lived in Florida for two years and live in the district they intend to serve.[10]

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[11]
SalaryPer diem
$29,697/year$175/day for a maximum of 60 days. Members can also receive per diem outside of the session.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Florida legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.[12]

Open seats

The table below shows the number of open seats in each election held between 2010 and 2020.

Open Seats in Florida House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2020 120 32 (27 percent) 88 (73 percent)
2018 120 35 (29 percent) 85 (71 percent)
2016 120 41 (34 percent) 79 (66 percent)
2014 120 17 (14 percent) 103 (86 percent)
2012 120 34 (28 percent) 86 (72 percent)
2010 120 33 (28 percent) 87 (72 percent)

Florida political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Florida Party Control: 1992-2024
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R I R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Florida

2016 Presidential election results

U.S. presidential election, Florida, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 47.8% 4,504,975 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 49% 4,617,886 29
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.2% 207,043 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.7% 64,399 0
     Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.2% 16,475 0
     Reform Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 9,108 0
     - Other/Write-in 0% 153 0
Total Votes 9,420,039 29
Election results via: Florida Division of Elections

Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[13][14]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Florida, all polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. Florida is divided between the Eastern and Central time zones. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[15]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To vote in Florida, one must be at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a legal resident of Florida and the county in which he or she intends to vote. Pre-registration is available beginning at 16 years of age.[16][17]

Voters may retrieve registration applications at the following locations:[16]

  • Local elections offices
  • Public assistance agencies
  • Disability services agencies
  • Independent living centers
  • Military recruitment offices
  • Public libraries
  • Drivers license office
  • Tax collector's office
  • The office of any entity authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to issue fishing, hunting, or trapping permits

A registration form is also available online. The form can be printed and submitted via mail.[17]

Click here to find your county Supervisor of Elections.

Automatic registration

Florida does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Florida has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Voters may also apply for or modify their voter registration status while renewing their driver's license through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ online renewal system here.

Same-day registration

Florida does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Florida, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Florida does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, "it is a 3rd degree felony to submit false information." [18]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[19] As of January 2025, six states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, and New Hampshire — had passed laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration. However, only two of those states' laws were in effect, in Arizona and New Hampshire. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allowed noncitizens to vote in some local elections as of November 2024. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The page Voter Information Lookup, run by the Florida Department of State, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Florida requires voters to present photo identification with a signature while voting.[20][21]

The following list of accepted ID was current as of July 2024. Click here for the Florida Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

  • Florida driver’s license
  • Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
  • United States passport
  • Debit or credit card
  • Military identification
  • Student identification
  • Retirement center identification
  • Neighborhood association identification
  • Public assistance identification
  • Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • License to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06
  • Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the federal government, the state, a county, or a municipality

A voter who presents an ID without a signature must show a second form of identification that includes the voter’s signature.

Early voting

Florida permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote by mail in Florida. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting by mail.[22]

To vote by mail, an application must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the 12th day before the election. Election officials must mail the ballot out within 2 business days after a request, but no later than the 10th day before election day.[22]

A returned ballot must then be received by election officials by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.[22]


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ This change was not due to COVID-19. This deadline was extended after the state's voter registration website crashed.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Statutes, "Title IX, Chapter 97, Section 012," accessed March 10, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Florida Statutes, "Title IX, Chapter 99, Section 061," accessed December 2, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Statutes, "Title IX, Chapter 99, Section 021," accessed March 10, 2014
  6. ↑ Florida Statutes, "Title IX, Chapter 99, Section 092," accessed March 10, 2014
  7. ↑ Florida Statutes, "Title IX, Chapter 99, Section 095," accessed March 10, 2014
  8. ↑ Florida Statutes, "Title IX, Chapter 99, Section 061," accessed March 10, 2014
  9. ↑ Florida Statutes, "Title IX, Chapter 99, Section 0615," accessed March 10, 2014
  10. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Qualifying Information," accessed December 16, 2103
  11. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  12. ↑ Florida Constitution, "Article III, Section 15(d)," accessed November 22, 2016
  13. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
  14. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
  15. ↑ Florida Secretary of State, "FAQ - Voting," accessed July 23, 2024
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Florida Division of Elections, "National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)," accessed July 23, 2024
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Florida Division of Elections, "Register to Vote or Update your Information," accessed July 23, 2024
  18. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Florida Voter Registration Application Instructions and Form," accessed November 1, 2024
  19. ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  20. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Day Voting," accessed July 22, 2024
  21. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Florida History: Voter ID at the Polls," accessed July 22, 2024
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Florida Division of Elections, "Vote-by-Mail," accessed July 23, 2024


Current members of the Florida House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Daniel Perez
Minority Leader:Fentrice Driskell
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Sam Greco (R)
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J.J. Grow (R)
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Nan Cobb (R)
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Dan Daley (D)
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Alex Rizo (R)
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