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2014 Florida House of Representatives election

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2014 Florida House of Representatives election

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All 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout28.03% Decrease 11.63 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Will Weatherford Perry E. Thurston Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since November 20, 2012 November 20, 2012
Leader's seat 38th-Dade City 94th-Fort Lauderdale
Last election 76 44
Seats before 75 45
Seats won 81 39
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 1,943,999 1,276,388
Percentage 58.11% 38.15%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     No election held

Speaker before election

Will Weatherford
Republican

Elected Speaker

Steve Crisafulli
Republican

The 2014 Florida House of Representatives election took place on November 4, 2014 to elect representatives from all 120 districts. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Senate.

The Republican Party of Florida won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Florida Democratic Party.[1]

Results

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Party Votes Seats
No. % No. +/− %
Republican Party of Florida 1,943,999 58.11 82 +7 67.55
Florida Democratic Party 1,276,388 38.15 37 −9 30.83
Independent 81,646 1.38 0 0 0.00
Libertarian Party of Florida 38,275 0.32 0 0 0.00
Independent Party of Florida 2,262 0.32 0 0 0.00
Green Party of Florida 1,606 0.05 0 0 0.00
Write-in 1,447 0.04 0 0 0.00
Total 5,906,926 100.00 134 ±0 100.00
Source: Florida Divisions of Elections[2]
Popular vote
Republican
58.11%
Democratic
38.15%
Other
1.11%
House seats
Republican
67.55%
Democratic
30.83%

References

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  1. ^ "Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014".
  2. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".