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Florida House of Representatives Commune 88

Incumbent

Vacant

            
About the Commune
Census Topic Value
Population 181,550
Race

29.one% White

51% Blackness

two% Asian

0.9% Native American

Ethnicity xviii.9% Hispanic

Florida Business firm of Representatives District 88 is vacant. It was last represented by Omari Hardy (D).

As of the 2022 Demography, Florida country representatives represented an boilerplate of 179,484 residents. After the 2010 Demography, each member represented 156,677 residents.

Nearly the part

Members of the Florida House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] Members of the Firm may serve no more than 4 sequent terms. Florida legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by land

To run for the Florida Business firm of Representatives, candidates must be 21 years former, accept lived in Florida for 2 years and live in the district they intend to serve.[2]

Salaries

See as well: Comparison of state legislative salaries
Country legislators
Salary Per diem
$29,697/twelvemonth $152/day for upwards to 50 days for senators and up to sixty days for representatives. Vouchered.

Term limits

Run into also: State legislatures with term limits

The Florida legislature is one of 15 country legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Florida Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Florida representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms.

The beginning twelvemonth that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the power of incumbents to run for role was in 2000.[3]

Vacancies

Run across also: How vacancies are filled in land legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Florida Country Legislature, a special ballot must exist called to fill the vacant seat.[four] The governor is responsible for calling the election and must consult with the secretary of state to set the election dates and nominating deadlines.[5] The person elected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[6]

DocumentIcon.jpg Encounter sources: Florida Stat. § 100.101

Commune map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Florida later on the 2022 census

Florida is drawing state legislative commune maps following the 2022 census. New state legislative commune maps accept not even so been enacted.

How does redistricting in Florida piece of work? In Florida, both congressional and country legislative district lines are fatigued past the land legislature. Congressional lines are adopted equally regular legislation and are subject area to gubernatorial veto. Land legislative lines are passed via joint resolution and are non subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative district maps are automatically submitted to the Florida Supreme Court for approval. In the event that the court rejects the lines, the legislature is given a 2nd adventure to typhoon a plan. If the legislature cannot corroborate a land legislative redistricting plan, the land attorney full general must ask the state supreme court to typhoon a programme. There are no similar procedures in place for congressional districts.[7]

The Florida Constitution requires that all districts, whether congressional or state legislative, exist contiguous. Also, "where doing and so does not disharmonize with minority rights, [districts] must exist compact and utilize existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible." Districts cannot be fatigued in such a way as to "favor or disfavor a political party or incumbent."[7] [8]

Elections

2022

Regular

Meet too: Florida Firm of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on August 23, 2022. The full general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General ballot candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Special

See also: Florida state legislative special elections, 2022

A special general election for Florida House of Representatives Commune 88 has been chosen for March viii, 2022. A special primary election was scheduled for Jan xi, 2022. The candidate filing borderline was Nov 17, 2021.[9]

Omari Hardy (D) announced his resignation from the seat in order to run in a special ballot to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 20th Congressional District. Florida law requires elected officials to resign from their seats in order to run for another office. Hardy's resignation from Firm District 88 became constructive upon the election of the new congressional representative.[10]

General election

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Rick King (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary ballot was canceled. Guarina Torres advanced from the special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 88.

2020

See too: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Matthew Peters (Thousand)

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Jonathan Cooper (D)

Republican master election

The Republican primary ballot was canceled. Danielle Madsen avant-garde from the Republican principal for Florida Firm of Representatives Commune 88.

2018

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Al Jacquet won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 88.

Democratic primary election

2016

See besides: Florida House of Representatives elections, 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.

Al Jacquet ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 88 full general election.[11] [12]


Al Jacquet defeated Edwin Ferguson and Angie Grey in the Florida House of Representatives District 88 Democratic primary.[xiii] [xiv]

Florida Firm of Representatives, District 88 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Al Jacquet 39.44% half-dozen,242
Autonomous Edwin Ferguson 32.90% five,207
Democratic Angie Grayness 27.66% four,377
Full Votes 15,826

2014

Meet also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Florida Firm of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary ballot took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November iv, 2014. The signature filing borderline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Bobby Powell was unopposed in the Democratic principal and defeated Courtney Antron Grace (I) in the general election.[15] [xvi]

2012

See besides: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives consisted of a chief election on Baronial xiv, 2012, and a full general election on Nov 6, 2012. The signature filing borderline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June eight, 2012. Bobby Powell (D) was unopposed in the full general election. He defeated Nikasha Wells, Charles Bentel and Evelyn T. Garcia in the Democratic principal. [17] [18]

Florida House of Representatives, District 88 Democratic Principal, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bobby Powell 51.two% 7,154
Evelyn T. Garcia 24% 3,345
Nikasha Wells 16.eight% 2,340
Charles Bentel eight.one% 1,126
Full Votes 13,965

Campaign contributions

From 2012 to 2018, candidates for Florida House of Representatives Commune 88 raised a total of $362,871. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $36,287 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Florida Firm of Representatives District 88
Year Amount Candidates Average
2018 $27,350 1 $27,350
2016 $170,013 3 $56,671
2014 $65,050 2 $32,525
2012 $100,458 4 $25,115
Full $362,871 10 $36,287

Meet also

  • Florida Country Legislature
  • Florida State Senate
  • Florida Business firm of Representatives

External links

  • The Florida State Legislature

Footnotes

  1. Florida Senate Website Annal, "Florida Constitution," accessed Dec sixteen, 2013(referenced Article III, Section 15a)
  2. Florida Sectionalisation of Elections, "Candidate Qualifying Information," accessed February 11, 2021
  3. Florida State Legisature, "Florida Constitution," accessed February 11. 2021
  4. Florida Legislature, "2013 Florida Statutes," accessed May 22, 2014 (Statute 100.101(2), Florida Election Lawmaking)
  5. Florida Legislature, "2013 Florida Statutes," accessed May 22, 2014 (Statute 100.141 (1) (two), Florida Election Code)
  6. Florida Legislature, "2013 Florida Statutes," accessed May 22, 2014 (Statute 100.111 (1) (a-c), Florida Election Code)
  7. 7.0 7.1 All About Redistricting, "Florida," accessed April 22, 2015
  8. Florida Constitution, "Commodity III, Sections twenty-21," accessed April 22, 2015
  9. Florida Section of State, "Candidate Memorandum," accessed November one, 2021
  10. Florida Politics, "Five elected officials resign to run in CD 20 Special Ballot," July 29, 2021
  11. Florida Department of State, "Candidate list for 2022 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
  12. Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2022 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
  13. Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
  14. Florida Sectionalisation of Elections, "August thirty, 2022 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
  15. Florida Segmentation of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or Commune Offices," accessed September three, 2014
  16. Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
  17. Florida Segmentation of Elections, "Official 2012 General Ballot Results," accessed December half dozen, 2013
  18. Florida Election Division, "Candidate List 2012," accessed May 11, 2012

Leadership

Speaker of the Business firm:Chris Sprowls

Representatives

Republican Party (78)

Democratic Political party (41)

Vacancies (1)