2014 Florida Chief Financial Officer election explained

Election Name:2014 Chief Financial Officer of Florida General Election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Florida Chief Financial Officer election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Image1:File:Jeff Atwater High Resolution.jpg
Nominee1:Jeff Atwater
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:3,353,897
Percentage1:58.9%
Nominee2:Will Rankin
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:2,337,727
Percentage2:41.1%
Map Size:300px
CFO
Before Election:Jeff Atwater
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jeff Atwater
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2014 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 4, 2014, which resulted in the re-election of the Florida Chief Financial Officer. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater ran for re-election to a second term in office.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
Margin of
error
Jeff
Atwater (R)
Will
Rankin (D)
Undecided
Public Policy PollingNovember 1–2, 20141,198± 2.8% align=center51%37%12%
Saint Leo UniversityOctober 16–19, 2014500± 4.9% align=center50%35%15%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 4–7, 2014818± 3.8% align=center46%34%20%

By congressional district

Atwater won 21 of 27 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats.[7]

DistrictAtwaterRankinRepresentative
75%25%Jeff Miller
59%41%Gwen Graham
67%33%Ted Yoho
71%29%Ander Crenshaw
37%63%Corrine Brown
65%35%Ron DeSantis
63%37%John Mica
65%35%Bill Posey
50.5%49.5%Alan Grayson
63%37%Daniel Webster
68%32%Rich Nugent
66%34%Gus Bilirakis
62%38%Bill Young
48%52%Kathy Castor
64%36%Dennis Ross
63%37%Vern Buchanan
67%33%Tom Rooney
62%38%Patrick Murphy
69%31%Trey Radel
22%78%Alcee Hastings
47%53%Ted Deutch
54%46%Lois Frankel
44%56%Debbie Wasserman Schultz
16%84%Frederica Wilson
62%38%Mario Díaz-Balart
55%45%Carlos Curbelo
56%44%Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam C. Smith . Jeff Atwater already raising money for 2014 . https://archive.today/20130713203534/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/jeff-atwater-already-raising-money-2014 . dead . July 13, 2013 . . July 8, 2011 . July 13, 2013.
  2. Web site: Adam C. Smith . Meet William Rankin, the Dem challenging CFO Atwater . . October 22, 2013 . December 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129190746/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/meet-william-rankin-the-dem-challenging-cfo-atwater/2148664 . November 29, 2013 . live .
  3. Web site: Naked Politics - Jeff Atwater | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.com. miamiherald.typepad.com.
  4. Web site: Kevin Derby . Jeff Atwater Builds Bank as Challenger Emerges . Sunshine State News . October 11, 2013 . October 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101230941/http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/jeff-atwater-has-big-fundraising-quarter-new-democrat-challenger-emerges . November 1, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Gary Fineout . Democrat drops CFO bid after bankruptcies revealed. . August 19, 2013 . August 19, 2013.
  6. Web site: Mary Ellen Klas . List of potential Atwater successors continues to grow . Miami Herald. January 7, 2014 . January 19, 2014.
  7. Web site: Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts. Daily Kos. 11 August 2020.