Florida is one of 12 states which holds a strictly closed primary. Only registered citizens of a party may vote in that party's primary. The are no Senators to be elected this year in Florida. Early voting begins 10 days prior to the election.
The are several Congressional races to watch. In the 18th, Freshman representative, Patrick Murphy (D), has no Democratic challenger in the primary. But there are 6 Republicans running to challenge him in November. Murphy narrowly defeated Allen West in the 2012 election. His seat is considered to be very vulnerable. Also in the 26th district the incumbent, Jose Garcia(D), has no Democratic challenger in the primary but there are 4 Republicans running to challenge him in November. In the 1st district, incumbent Jeff Miller (R), had a primary challenger and also faces opposition from James Bryan (D) a wounded veteran. Many in Miller's district are retired military who are not happy with Miller's leadership on the Veteran's Affairs Committee.
The Governor's race is also quite interesting. Former Republican Governor, Charlie Crist, is running in the Democratic Primary. He is challenged in the Democratic Primary by Nan Rich, former Democratic State Senator. On the Republican side, incumbent, Rick Scott, has two primary challengers.
In Florida's state legislature the Republicans currently hold 26 of the 40 seats in the Senate, and 75 of the 120 seats in the House.
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