2017 Florida State Senate 40th district special election explained

A special election for Florida's 40th Senate district took place on September 26, 2017 to fill a vacancy. Democrat Annette Taddeo defeated Republican Jose Felix Diaz, with approximately 23,000 votes to 21,000.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The vacancy had been caused by Republican Senator Frank Artiles's resignation on April 21, 2017 after he unleashed a tirade of racist and sexist remarks to two African-American senators.^[4]

Primaries

Primary elections took place on July 25, 2017.

Republican primary

127 of 138 Precincts Reporting

Democratic primary

127 of 138 Precincts Reporting

Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taddeo beats Diaz in speciail election for Miami Senate seat Miami Herald. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927045138/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article175581331.html. 2017-09-27.
2. Web site: Annette Taddeo wins special election to fill Senate seat vacated by Frank Artiles. 27 September 2017.
3. http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/CompareByCounty/?ContestId=240400 Florida Election Watch
4. Web site: Gov. Scott sets special election to replace Artiles . Mazzei . Patricia . May 8, 2017 . . en . July 26, 2017. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article149285569.html