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Florida House Primaries: Results and Races to Watch

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The 2024 primary is officially behind us, and the results are in. Many Representatives for Florida in the House on both sides of the aisle up for reelection this year, such as Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Mike Waltz (R-FL), have overwhelmingly secured their nominations in their respective primaries, and will now face off in the general election to be decided in November.

Here is the list of results for the races to watch as November gets closer, ordered by Congressional District:

District 1, Republican Primary:

Matt Gaetz: 72.6%

Aaron Dimmock: 27.4%

District 2, Republican Primary:

Neal Dunn: 82.7%

Rhonda Woodward: 17.3%

District 3, Republican Primary

Kat Cammack: 87.1%

Alec Stevens: 12.9%

District 5, Republican Primary:

John Rutherford: 67.7%

Mara Macie: 32.3%

District 6, Republican Primary:

Mike Waltz: 82%

John Grow: 18%

District 7, Democratic and Republican Primary:

Cory Mills (R): 80.9&

Jennifer Adams (D): 62.7%

District 8, Democratic and Republican Primary:

Mike Haridopolos (R): 72.1%

Sandy Kennedy (D): 60.7%

District 10, Democratic and Republican Primary:

Willie Montague (R): 53.5%

Maxwell Frost (D): 81.8%

District 11, Republican Primary:

Daniel Webster: 77%

John McCloy: 23%

District 12, Republican Primary:

Gus Bilirakis: 84.3%

Harry Dunlap: 15.7%

District 15, Republican Primary:

Laurel Lee: 72.3%

James Judge: 18.1%

Jennifer Barbosa: 9.6%

District 16, Democratic and Republican Primary:

Vern Buchanan (R): 60.9%

Eddie Spier (R): 39.1%

Jan Schneider (D): 65.7%

Trent Miller (D): 34.3%

District 21, Republican Primary:

Brian Mast: 85.8%

Rick Wiles: 14.2%

District 25, Democratic and Republican Primary

Christopher Eddy (R): 64.9%

Bryan Leib (R): 35.1%

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D): 83.2%

Jen Perelman (D): 16.8%

District 26, Republican Primary:

Mario Diaz Balart: 83.5%

John Fratto: 9.5%

Richard Evans: 6.9%

District 27, Democratic and Republican Primary:

Maria Elvira Salazar (R): 88.7%

Royland Lara (R): 11.3%

Lucia Baez-Geller (D): 54.2%

Mike Davey (D): 45.8%

As The Floridian's Daniel Molina noted, the primary between Rep. Gaetz and his opponent Aaron Dimmock was notably vicious, with the fiery Florida Congressman labeling Dimmock as "DEI Dimmock" for his apparent support for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dimmock was equally ruthless, recently reminding Gaetz of his former ties to convicted sex trafficker Joel Greenberg, saying on X (formerly Twitter), "Matt, who are your associates again?" However, Gaetz was proven to be a victim of extortion by unearthed documents.

Publisher Javier Manjarres provided greater detail into the campaign of former FBI agent Chris Eddy, who as noted defeated Bryan Leib with 65% of the vote. While Wasserman Schultz has the cash advantage, her support for the policies of President Biden and Kamala Harris may turn voters off, potentially swaying moderate Democrats to the side of Eddy, who chose not to run as a "MAGA" Republican.

Grayson Bakich

Florida born and raised, Grayson Bakich is a recent recipient of a Master’s Degree in Political Science at the University of Central Florida. His thesis examined recent trends in political polarization and how this leads into justification of violence.

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