| 词条 | 2014 Florida elections |
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 4, 2014. State electionsGovernor and Lieutenant Governor{{main|Florida gubernatorial election, 2014}}Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott and Lieutenant Governor Carlos López-Cantera sought re-election. Scott faced Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, a conservative activist and candidate for governor in 1998 and Yinka Adeshina, a pharmacist, in the Republican primary. [1] Scott and López-Cantera faced former Republican governor and independent candidate for Senate in 2010 Democrat Charlie Crist and Annette Taddeo-Goldstein in the general election. [2]Scott was re-elected to a second term. Attorney General{{main|Florida Attorney General election, 2014}}Incumbent Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed. [3] Other candidates include Democrats George Sheldon, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families[4] and Perry E. Thurston, Jr., Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives.[5] Sheldon won the primary, but lost the general election to Bondi. [6] State Commissioner of Agriculture{{main|Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2014}}Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed. [7] Democrat Thad Hamilton, Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor and Independent candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010 won the Democratic primary unopposed. [7] Putnam was re-elected to a second term. [6] State Chief Financial Officer{{main|Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2014}}Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater sought re-election and won the Republican primary unopposed. [8] He faced Democrat Will Rankin, a former Ohio Treasury officer and businessman in the general election. Atwater was re-elected to a second term. Florida Senate{{main|Florida Senate elections, 2014}}20 of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate were up for election. The Republican Party of Florida won a majority of seats. Florida House of Representatives{{main|Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014}}The Republican Party of Florida won a majority of seats. Federal electionsUnited States House of Representatives{{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2014}}{{see also|United States House of Representatives elections, 2014}}All of Florida's twenty-seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Gwen Graham defeated incumbent Steve Southerland in Florida's 2nd congressional district. Carlos Curbelo defeated incumbent Joe Garcia in Florida's 26th congressional district. No other seats changed hand. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/gubernatorial/gov-scott-draws-two-republican-challengers-in-reelection-bid/2184576|title=Gov. Scott draws two Republican challengers in re-election bid|date=June 16, 2014|accessdate=June 17, 2014|work=Miami Herald|first=Steve|last=Bousquet}} 2. ^{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/charlie-crist-democrat-florida-governor-race-99244.html|title=Ex-GOP Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist to run for job as Democrat|publisher=Politico|date=November 1, 2013 |accessdate=November 1, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|author=Tia Mitchell |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/ag-pam-bondi-files-for-re-election/2129420 |title=AG Pam Bondi files for re-election |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |date=July 1, 2013 |accessdate=July 10, 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|author=Brendan Farrington|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/21/3702454/sheldon-seeks-to-challenge-attorney.html |title=Sheldon seeks to challenge Attorney General Bondi|publisher=Miami Herald|date=October 21, 2013 |accessdate=October 21, 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|author=Matt Dixon|url=http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/matt-dixon/2013-10-26/perry-thurston-gets-ag-race |title=Perry Thurston gets in AG race|publisher=The Florida Times-Union|date=October 26, 2013 |accessdate=October 26, 2013}} 6. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.local10.com/news/elections/pam-bondi-re-elected-as-florida-attorney-general |title=Pam Bondi re-elected as Florida attorney general |last=The Associated Press |website=ABC Local 10}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|author=Jeff Henderson |url=http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/adam-putnam-builds-2014-and-future |title=Adam Putnam builds for 2014 and the future |publisher=Sunshine State News |date=July 11, 2013 |accessdate=July 12, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|author=Adam C. Smith |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/meet-william-rankin-the-dem-challenging-cfo-atwater/2148664|title=Meet William Rankin, the Dem challenging CFO Atwater |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |date=October 22, 2013 |accessdate=December 10, 2013}} External links
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