TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) - Coming off of the midterm elections, Florida State Democrats flipped 17 seats in the legislature, delivering the party's largest gains in the House in at least 30 years. While Florida Republicans still control both chambers in Tallahassee, they lost their supermajority.
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Democrats flip seats in Florida state legislature
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Democrats gain ground in Florida Legislature despite Republican election wins
It looks like Republicans have just played themselves in Florida. As midterm election results rolled in Tuesday night, it quickly became clear that GOP gerrymandering in the Sunshine State had seriously backfired Democrat Kathy Castor held onto her seat in Florida’s 14th congressional district, fend…
In statewide races that were much closer than expected due to a surge in Democratic voter turnout, Republicans maintained their hold on the the US Senate seat that was up for grabs, along with the Florida Governor’s Mansion, the Office of Florida Attorney General, the Florida State Chief Financial O…
Democrats were able to hold on to four heavily reworked U.S. House districts in the midterm elections Tuesday, even as Republicans eked out victories in several contests thought to be safe GOP seats.
TALLAHASSEE — At first glimpse, Florida Democrats appeared left behind in the decisive victories their fellow party members saw across the country on Election Day . All of Florida’s statewide Democratic candidates lost their races.
Though Democrats in Florida came up short in winning the gubernatorial and Senate races, the state’s Democratic Party is pointing to several promising signs for...
Democrats gained seats in the Florida Legislature during Tuesday's midterm elections, narrowing Republican control of the state House despite Republican victories in statewide Senate and gubernatorial races.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) - Coming off of the midterm elections, Florida State Democrats flipped 17 seats in the legislature, delivering the party's largest gains in the House in at least 30 years. While Florida Republicans still control both chambers in Tallahassee, they lost their supermajority.
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