Ricky Shirah
Ricky Shirah (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 39. Shirah lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Shirah also ran in a special election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 39. Shirah lost in the special general election on May 1, 2018.
Elections
2018
Regular election
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Josie Tomkow defeated Ricky Shirah in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josie Tomkow (R) | 58.5 | 38,877 | |
| Ricky Shirah (D) | 41.5 | 27,558 | ||
| Total votes: 66,435 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39
Ricky Shirah advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ricky Shirah | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Josie Tomkow advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Josie Tomkow | |
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Special election
A special election for the position of Florida House of Representatives District 39 was called for May 1, 2018. A special primary election was called for February 20, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was December 28, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant following Neil Combee's (R) resignation on November 24, 2017. Combee resigned to take a job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.[2]
Ricky Shirah ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Josie Tomkow defeated Jennifer Spath in the Republican primary. Tomkow defeated Shirah in the special election.[3][4]
General election
Special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 39
Josie Tomkow defeated Ricky Shirah in the special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 39 on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josie Tomkow (R) | 59.9 | 9,895 | |
| Ricky Shirah (D) | 40.1 | 6,628 | ||
| Total votes: 16,523 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39
Ricky Shirah advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39 on February 20, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ricky Shirah | |
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39
Josie Tomkow defeated Jennifer Spath in the special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 39 on February 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josie Tomkow | 63.6 | 4,316 | |
| Jennifer Spath | 36.4 | 2,472 | ||
| Total votes: 6,788 | ||||
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2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Ricky Shirah was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Colleen Burton defeated John Hugh Shannon in the Republican primary. Burton defeated Shirah and Franklin "Ed" Shoemaker (I) in the general election.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Colleen Burton |
51% | 4,334 |
| John Hugh Shannon | 49% | 4,162 |
| Total Votes | 8,496 | |
See also
- Florida House of Representatives
- Florida House of Representatives District 39
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Florida state legislative special elections, 2018
- Florida State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida House of Representatives
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Ricky Shirah on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Special Elections," accessed December 28, 2017
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Personnel note: Neil Combee tapped for USDA job," November 4, 2017
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2018 Special Election - House 39," accessed December 27, 2017
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Special Primary Election Results," February 20, 2018
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
