On November 7, 2006, Floridians will head to the polls and cast ballots in statewide elections for a multitude of state and federal offices. The positions of Governor, Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner will all be on the line, as will state House and Senate seats, federal House and Senate seats, and multiple state constitutional provisions. Keeping in mind that an informed voter is the best order, here is all the information you need to learn about the various candidates and issues, stay up to date on the latest developments, and track the results on election night.
Federal Offices
US Senate: Katherine Harris (R) vs. Bill Nelson (D)
US House
District 1: Jeff Miller (R) vs. Joe Roberts (D)
District 2: Allen Boyd (D)
District 3: Corrine Brown (D)
District 4: John Blade (Write) vs. Ander Crenshaw (R) vs. Bob Harms (D)
District 5: Virginia Brown-Waite (R) vs. John Russell (D)
District 6: David Bruderly (D) vs. Cliff Stearns (R)
District 7: John Chagnon (D) vs. John Mica (R)
District 8: Clay Hill (Write) vs. Wes Hoaglund (Ind.) vs. Ric Keller (R) vs. D.J. Mauro (Const.) vs. Larry Sapp (Write) vs. Charlie Stuart (D)
District 9: Gus Bilirakis (R) vs. Phyllis Busansky (D) vs. Andrew Pasayan (Write)
District 10: Salvatore Fiorella (W) vs. Samm Simpson (D) vs. C.W. Young (R)
District 11: Eddie Adams, Jr. (R) vs. Kathy Castor (D) vs. Jim Greenwald (Write) vs. R.J. Spencer (Write)
District 12: Ed Bowlin (Ind.) vs. Adam Putnam (R) vs. Joe Viscusi (Ind.)
District 13: Vern Buchanan (R) vs. Christine Jennings (D)
District 14: "Dan" (Write) vs. Richard Grayson (Write) vs. Connie Mack (R) vs. Robert Neeld (D)
District 15: Bob Bowman (D) vs. Dave Weldon (R)
District 16: Tim Mahoney (D) vs. Joe Negron (R) vs. Emmie Ross (Ind.)
District 17: Kendrick Meek (D) vs. Eric Simpson (Write)
District 18: David Patlak (D) vs. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) vs. Margaret Trowe (Write)
District 19: Robert Wexler (D)
District 20: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
District 21: Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) vs. Frank Gonzalez (D)
District 22: Neil Evangelista (Ind.) vs. Ron Klein (D) vs. Clay Shaw (R)
District 23: Alcee Hastings (D)
District 24: Clint Curtis (D) vs. Tom Feeney (R)
District 25: Michael Calderin (D) vs. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
Florida Statewide Offices
Governor: Charlie Crist (R) vs. Jim Davis (D)
Chief Financial Officer: Tom Lee (R) vs. Alex Sink (D)
Attorney General: Skip Campbell (D) vs. Bill McCollum (R)
Agriculture Commissioner: Charles Bronson (R) vs. Eric Copeland (D)
Florida Legislature
Senate
District 2: Durrell Peaden (R)
District 4: Don Gaetz (R)
District 6: Al Lawson (D)
District 8: Joseph Ellyson (Write) vs. Jim King (R) vs. Marsha Morrison (Write)
District 10: Victoria Brake (Write) vs. Stephen Gorham (D) vs. Ronda Storms (R)
District 12: Victor Crist (R) vs. Burt Linthicum (Const.)
District 14: Ed Jennings, Jr. (D) vs. Steve Oelrich (R)
District 16: Kim Berfield (R) vs. Charlie Justice (D)
District 18: Arthenia Joyner (D) vs. Eric Suntich (Write)
District 20: Carey Baker (R)
District 22: Lee Constantine (R) vs. Jeremiah Jaspon (D)
District 24: Bill Posey (R)
District 26: Mike Haridopolos (R)
District 28: Ken Pruitt (R) vs. Stan Smilan (D)
District 30: Ted Deutch (D) vs. Karl Dickey (Lib.) vs. George Haragones (Write)
District 32: Kenneth Lunkins (Write) vs. Jeremy Ring (D)
District 34: Nan Rich (D)
District 36: Alex Diaz de la Portilla (R) vs. Angie Rodriguez (Write)
District 38: Leighton Lang (Write) vs. Alejandro Rizo (Write) vs. Alex Villalobos (R)
District 40: Rudy Garcia (R)
House of Representatives
With 120 different races, it would take too much time to post the websites for each candidate. However here is a list of each of the candidates running in each district via the Florida Division of Elections. Additionally, Project Vote Smart has a list of each candidate running along with information on the candidates political career and stances on issues if supplied.
State Constitutional Amendments
Six different amendments will be on the ballot this November, and they can be found here.
Newspapers: Florida Times Union; Florida Today; Gainesville Sun; Miami Herald; Orlando Sentinel; Pensacola News Journal; St. Petersburg Times; Tallahassee Democrat; Tampa Tribune
The Sayfie Review (Compilation of all the day's political stories)
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