The pattern of uncontested seats illustrated below is in fact common to the Southern states in general. Note that this year, the Green Party of Florida is contesting not a single seat for the state legislature. Yet the situation is ripe for challenges by both Greens and “Sanders Democrats.”
One principle of Empire is that when the Empire wins total control, it becomes more vulnerable. Because the enemy that the Empire was striving to defeat does not simply disappear, but re-emerges WITHIN the Empire, and is therefore potentially even more dangerous.
2014 Snapshot
House seats unopposed by one or the other “major party” | 70 |
House seats contested | 50 |
Democrats in Florida House | 40 |
Republicans in the Florida House | 80 |
Democrats unopposed by Republican | 28 |
Democrats opposed by Republicans | 12 |
Republicans unopposed by Democrat | 42 |
Republicans opposed by Democrat | 38 |
Dist. | Winner | D/R | Unopp. |
1 | Clay Ingram (34,317) | R | no |
2 | Mike Hill (34,133) | R | no |
3 | Douglas V. Broxson (10,074) | R | yes |
4 | Matt Gaetz | R | yes |
5 | Brad Drake (38,342) | R | yes (Lib 11,813) |
6 | Jay Trumball (36,794) | R | no (Green Henry Lawrence) |
7 | Halsey Beshears | R | yes |
8 | Alan Williams (41,150) | D | yes |
9 | Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda | D | yes |
10 | Elizabeth Porter (36,387) | R | yes |
11 | Janet Adkins (44,636) | R | no |
12 | Lake Ray (32,048) | R | no |
13 | Reggie Fullwood (won special election 2015) | D | no |
14 | Mia Jones | D | yes |
15 | Jay Fant (35,287) | R | yes |
16 | Charles McBurney (44,133) | R | yes |
17 | Ronald Renuart (50,014) | R | yes |
18 | Travis Cummings (41,675) | R | yes |
19 | Charles Van Zant | R | yes |
20 | Clovis Watson, Jr. | D | yes |
21 | Keith Perry (32,582) | R | no |
22 | Charlie Stone | R | yes |
23 | Dennis K. Baxley | R | yes |
24 | Travis Hutson | R | yes |
25 | Fred Costello (37,905) | R | no |
26 | Dwayne Taylor (23,430) | D | no |
27 | David Santiago (28,701) | R | no |
28 | Jason Brodeur (34,217) | R | yes (Lib 15,917) |
29 | Scott Plakon (30,243) | R | no |
30 | Bob Cortes (24,776) | R | no |
31 | Jennifer Sullivan | R | yes |
32 | Larry Metz | R | yes |
33 | H. Marlene O’Toole | R | yes |
34 | Jimmie Smith | R | yes |
35 | Blaise Ingoglia (28,769) | R | no |
36 | Amanda Hickman Murphy (25,774) | D | no |
37 | Richard Corcoran | R | yes |
38 | Daniel Burgess (30,446) | R | no |
39 | Neil Combee (31,543) | D | no |
40 | Colleen Burton (27,065) | R | no |
41 | John Wood (29,798) | R | no |
42 | Mike LaRosa (27,642) | R | no |
43 | John Cortes (21,319) | D | no |
44 | Eric Eisnaugle (28,251) | R | yes (1 independent 15,478) |
45 | Randolph Bracy III | D | yes |
46 | Bruce Antone (21,834) | D | yes |
47 | Mike Miller (30,303) | R | no |
48 | Victor M. Torres, Jr. | D | yes |
49 | Rene Plasencia (19,119) | R | no |
50 | Tom Goodson | R | yes |
51 | Steve Crisafulli (42,363) | R | no |
52 | Ritch Workman | R | yes |
53 | John Tobia (31,163) | R | no |
54 | Debbie Mayfield (39,529) | R | no |
55 | Cary Pigman | R | yes |
56 | Ben Albritton | R | yes |
57 | Jake Raburn | R | yes |
58 | Dan Raulerson | R | yes |
59 | Ross Spano (27,305) | R | no |
60 | Dana Young | R | yes |
61 | Edwin “Ed” Narain (30,968) | D | yes |
62 | Janet Cruz | D | yes |
63 | Shawn Harrison (24,348) | R | no |
64 | James Grant (31,442) | R | yes |
65 | Chris Sprowls (34,633) | R | no |
66 | Larry Ahern (35,067) | R | no |
67 | Christopher Latvala (25,812) | R | no |
68 | Dwight Dudley (29,394) | D | no |
69 | Kathleen Peters (36,258) | R | `no |
70 | Darryl Rouson (30,090) | D | yes |
71 | Jim Boyd | R | yes |
72 | Ray Pilon (36,243) | R | no |
73 | Greg Steube | R | yes |
74 | Julio Gonzalez (50,385) | R | yes |
75 | Kenneth Roberson (42,745) | R | yes |
76 | Ray Rodrigues (41,636) | R | no |
77 | Dane Eagle (39,167) | R | yes |
78 | Heather Fitzenhagen (36,356) | R | yes |
79 | Matt Caldwell | R | yes |
80 | Matt Hudson | R | yes |
81 | Kevin J.G. Rader | D | yes |
82 | MaryLynn Magar (36,269) | R | no |
83 | Gayle Harrell | R | yes |
84 | Larry Lee, Jr. (27,892) | D | no |
85 | Patrick Rooney | R | yes |
86 | Mark Pafford (27,782) | D | no |
87 | Dave Kerner | D | yes |
88 | Bobby Powell (32,992) | D | yes |
89 | Bill Hager (29,311) | R | no |
90 | Lori Berman | D | yes |
91 | Irving Slosberg | D | yes |
92 | Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed (24,848) | D | no |
93 | George Moraitis (30,559) | R | no |
94 | Bobby DuBose | D | yes |
95 | Hazelle P. Rogers (31,588) | D | yes |
96 | Kristin Jacobs (29,874) | D | yes |
97 | Jared Moskowitz | D | yes |
98 | Katie Edwards | D | yes |
99 | Evan Jenne | D | yes |
100 | Joseph S. Geller (19,653) | D | no |
101 | Shevrin Jones | D | yes |
102 | Sharon Pritchett | D | yes |
103 | Manny Diaz, Jr. (16,541) | R | no |
104 | Richard Stark | D | yes |
105 | Carlos Trujillo (15,671) | R | no |
106 | Kathleen Passidomo | R | yes |
107 | Barbara Watson | D | yes |
108 | Daphne Campbell (29,736) | D | yes |
109 | Cynthia Stafford | D | yes |
110 | Jose Oliva (16,105) / (Ind Nelson MIllian (7,331)) | R | yes |
111 | Bryan Avila (15,486) | R | no |
112 | Jose Javier Rodriguez (17,015) | D | no |
113 | David Richardson | D | yes |
114 | Erik Fresen (21,262) | R | no |
115 | Michael Bileca (24,266) | R | no |
116 | Jose Felix Diaz (23,833) | R | no |
117 | Kionne McGhee (18,969) | D | no |
118 | Frank Artiles (19,621) | R | no |
119 | Jeanette Nuñez (18,564) | R | no |
120 | Holly Merrill Raschein | R | yes |