Elections 2024: Know Your Federal, State Candidates
Want to know which candidates are in your district and what they stand for? The WLRN News team and our public media partners across Florida have put together this guide to help you decide who gets your vote for the federal and state races in the 2024 election cycle.
We have gathered details like campaign contributions, candidate websites, their priorities and the stance they have on issues like the environment and property insurance. We also asked every one of them where they fall on the six constitutional amendments being considered this November.
READ MORE: Unsure who to vote for? Here is your guide to voters guide for 2024 election
Below you can find which districts you are in for these races, followed by our guide with information on candidates for the Nov. 5 General Election. Use the buttons to switch between U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State Senate and State House races. We will be updating entries as and when we receive more information.
We also have a detailed explainer with everything on how and where to vote and a guide to voter guides to help you choose. Let us know what local concerns you have as you look to vote by emailing talktous@wlrnnews.org.
These are the candidates competing in the Nov. 5 general election.
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ELECTION 2024 COVERAGE
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Steps include installing panic buttons, adding security cameras and creating plans with law enforcement officials about how to protect voters and election workers.
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Presidential candidate ad spending usually is in the tens of millions of dollars in Florida. Not this year. Not by a wide margin.
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U.S. District Judge Mark Walker extended a temporary restraining order Tuesday, siding with Floridians Defending Freedom. The group created the ads promoting the ballot question that would add abortion rights to the state constitution if it passes Nov. 5.
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Various groups are exhorting young people to go out and vote, but registration is still low, and previous elections don’t bode particularly well. Some Florida activists have been pulling out the stops in their efforts to get Gen Z voters to step up and be counted in this election.
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Charter Amendment 6 was supposed to ask whether Hollywood voters would get to decide on the sale or lease of some city-owned properties. But on the official ballot, it read completely differently.
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A comedian who spoke at Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden referred to the U.S. territory as a “floating island of garbage,” prompting immediate backlash.
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In at least eight House races and two Senate races statewide those Democratic candidates don't live in the legislative districts where they are running, according to recent voter registrations, candidate filings and other government records.
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Supporters of the measure have raised significantly more money than opponents, and political experts think the proposal likely will receive the required support of 60 percent of voters to pass.
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Bad Bunny is one of the most famous artists of the moment. His support is a huge boost for the Harris campaign as it tries to maintain the demographic’s support.
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The top issues for many young adults in this election aren't about culture wars, but their wallets. Inflation and rising prices have hit a lot of people in this age group, and many who can't afford groceries and rent say they are on the cusp of homelessness.
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Charles Wells, who formerly served on the Florida Supreme Court, weighted in on the abortion amendment on "The Florida Roundup."
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Vice President Kamala Harris has not proposed raising Social Security taxes for older Americans. Rather, she has proposed lifting the payroll income tax cap beyond which the government stops taxing workers.