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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Travis Hart, president of the Florida Supervisors of Elections, answered some questions voters may have regarding this year’s election amid hurricane recovery.
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DeSantis issued an executive order allowing supervisors of elections in Milton-affected counties to make changes such as consolidating polling sites and making it easier for displaced voters to obtain mail-in ballots.
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Mike Gauger says Sheriff Ric Bradshaw has a rare heart implant; Bradshaw insists he’s fine.
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Disaster relief often becomes political because so many people are affected — and because there is a lot of media coverage surrounding hurricanes, floods and other major weather events. Additionally, relief requires a lot of money and coordination by high-profile elected officials.
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Vice President Kamala Harris sparred with Fox News anchor Bret Baier on immigration and her shifting policy positions while asserting that if elected, she would not represent a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency.
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Men and women from across the country came to Univision’s Miami-area studio in Doral, Florida, and questioned the former president’s positions on climate change, gun control and abortion rights, and his baseless claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio.
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A new documentary titled "Zurawski v Texas" — whose executive producer is Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton — premieres Wednesday night at the Regal South Beach in Miami. The free screening starts at 7 p.m.
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Election administrators and advocacy groups are working to keep voting accessible in areas impacted by the back-to-back hurricanes — while also combating false information.
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As they size up whom to cast their ballot for in the presidential election on Nov. 5, Hispanic voters nationwide are becoming more and more like other U.S. voters, focusing more attention on pocketbook issues, like the economy and inflation, said a leading expert on the nation’s Hispanic vote.
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Incumbent Rick Scott, a Republican, reportedly banned the words “climate change” from state agencies as governor. Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell favors climate-resilient infrastructure.
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Florida's marijuana ballot initiative could help end an era of discriminatory drug enforcement policies, proponents, elected officials and drug experts say. How and whether it will happen in a Florida is the growing question.
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Many Jews worldwide will mark Yom Kippur in fasting and prayer at their synagogues this weekend. But for the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing the Day of Atonement.