Florida's 23rd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 23rd Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) won re-election to a sixth term in 2014.
She served as one of the Chief Deputy Whips of the Democratic caucus for the 113th Congress.[4] She also served as the chair of the Democratic National Committee.
She faced no opposition in the Democratic primary. However, two Republican candidates sought the opportunity to challenge Wasserman Schultz in the general election. Joe Kaufman won the primary and the nomination. Wasserman Schultz defeated Kaufman in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Primary: 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.[5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by July 28, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[7]
- See also: Florida elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), who was first elected in 2004.
Florida's 23rd Congressional District is located in southern Florida and consists of portions of Broward and Miami-Dade counties.[8]
Candidates
General election candidates
Joe Kaufman
Debbie Wasserman Schultz - Incumbent
August 26, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Debbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent |
62.7% | 103,269 | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 37.3% | 61,519 | |
| Total Votes | 164,788 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Joe Kaufman |
62.6% | 6,299 | ||
| Juan Garcia | 37.4% | 3,764 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,063 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
Campaign contributions
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | April 15, 2013 | $530,196.58 | $230,323.42 | $(305,287.57) | $455,232.43 | ||||
| July Quarterly[18] | July 15, 2013 | $455,232.43 | $263,188.86 | $(282,968.45) | $435,452.84 | ||||
| October Quarterly[19] | October 13, 2013 | $435,452.84 | $284,966.87 | $(230,035.56) | $490,384.15 | ||||
| Year-end[20] | January 31, 2014 | $490,384 | $276,315 | $(236,544) | $530,155 | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | April 15, 2014 | $530,155 | $330,290 | $(303,455) | $556,990 | ||||
| July Quarterly[22] | July 15, 2014 | $556,990 | $350,793 | $(332,275) | $575,509 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[23] | August 14, 2014 | $575,509 | $114,219 | $(137,442) | $552,286 | ||||
| October Quarterly[24] | October 15, 2014 | $552,286 | $3,291,413 | $(357,383) | $524,046 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $5,141,509.15 | $(2,185,390.58) | ||||||||
Joe Kaufman
| Joe Kaufman (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2013 | $0 | $15,024 | $(13,940) | $18,485 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | July 15, 2013 | $18,485 | $131,297 | $(118,923) | $30,859 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 15, 2013 | $30,859 | $33,302 | $(34,376) | $29,785 | ||||
| Year End[28] | January 31, 2014 | $29,785 | $97,078 | $(60,748) | $66,115 | ||||
| April Quarterly[29] | April 15, 2014 | $66,115 | $123,186 | $(114,271) | $135,778 | ||||
| July Quarterly[30] | July 14, 2014 | $135,778 | $170,585 | $(124,835) | $181,528 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[31] | August 14, 2014 | $181,528 | $37,456 | $(0) | $218,985 | ||||
| October Quarterly[32] | October 14, 2014 | $218,985 | $153,512 | $(91,809) | $280,689 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $761,440 | $(558,902) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Karen Harrington and Ilya Katz in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent |
63.2% | 174,205 | |
| Republican | Karen Harrington | 35.6% | 98,096 | |
| Independent | Ilya Katz | 1.1% | 3,129 | |
| Total Votes | 275,430 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Alcee L. Hastings won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bernard Sansaricq (R) in the general election.[33]
| U.S. House, Florida District 23 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Alcee L. Hastings incumbent |
79.1% | 100,066 | |
| Republican | Bernard Sansaricq | 20.9% | 26,414 | |
| Total Votes | 126,480 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, "Hoyer Announces Whip Team for the 113th Congress," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Florida Election Division, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed January 25, 2014
- ↑ Florida Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed April 2, 2014
- ↑ Edward Goldfarb for Congress, "Home," accessed February 8, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Debbie Wasserman Schultz July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Debbie Wasserman Schultz Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Debbie Wasserman Schultz October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed February 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joe Kaufman July Quarterly," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joe Kaufman Pre-Primary," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joe Kaufman October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
