Rick Scott, Matt Gaetz: Ahead of the primary, here are the Florida races to watch

If you got your mail-in ballot for the Florida primary election, you only saw the local races for your registered party. But there are several big races to watch across the state for names you've probably heard of before you send it in or head to the polls.

U.S. Senator and former governor Rick Scott is facing a challenge for his second term, for example. U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Mike Waltz and Byron Donalds are all up for re-election.

The primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 20, but mail-in ballots have already gone out and early voting locations are opening across the state.

U.S. Senate race in Florida to watch

Rick Scott is hoping to beat his razor-thin 2018 election with something more substantial this time. But he's facing two Republican candidates in the primary: actor and small business owner John S. Columbus and attorney Keith Gross.

If he wins, he'll be facing whomever of the four Democratic candidates wins their primary this month: businessman Stanley Campbell, former state House candidate Rod Joseph, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell or former state House Majority Whip Brian Rush. President Joe Biden endorsed Mucarsel-Powell in April, calling her Florida's "next U.S. senator."

U.S. House races in Florida to watch

Voters will have the chance to re-elect or vote out candidates in many of the 28 U.S. House districts, with some representatives either not running or ineligible to run again.

This year that includes three Florida members of the far-right Freedom Caucus, a group of representatives considered to be the most conservative in the chamber whose members have recently been responsible for trying to block the Affordable Care Act, defending former President Donald Trump during his indictments and supporting his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, bringing down former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and stalling needed appropriations bills by insisting on additional regulations on immigration reform, abortion access, and LGBTQ+ rights limitations.

Incumbent Rep. Matt Gaetz must defeat Aaron Dimmick in District 1 to go up against Democrat Gay Valimont in the general election, but a poll last month showed Gaetz ahead by 47 points so this may not be a nailbiter. Four other Republican challengers stepped up to take Gaetz on but failed to make the ballot.

In District 13, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna had a write-in candidate challenger, Tony D'Arrigo, but the primary was canceled and she'll advance to the general election. Meanwhile five Democrats — former U.S. Department of Health & Human Services senior advisor Sabrina Bousbar, businesswoman Liz Dahan, former Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority communications director Whitney Fox, veteran and former cybersecurity exec John Liccione, and retired airline pilot Mark Weinkrantz — will fight it out to see who will face her in November.

Rep. Greg Steube also had a write-in challenger for District 17, Ralph E. Hartman, but that primary was also canceled. In November he'll face either Manny Lopez or Matthew Montavon.

Rep. Byron Donalds had no challengers for his seat in District 19 and will be advancing to face Democrat Kari Kerner in November.

Odds are good that U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-District 6, will sail into his fourth term after his multiple Fox appearances, prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention last month and his appointment to the House task force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, but software engineer John Grow is taking a shot at it. The winner will face the Democratic candidate, Ocala pastor James David Stockton III.

In District 7, former combat veteran and security contractor and current faithful Trump supporter Cory Mills will defend his seat against former Florida Senate candidate and veteran Mike Johnson (not the U.S. House Speaker one). Whoever wins the primary will face either former Senate candidates Tatiana Fernandez and Allek Pastrana or newcomer Jennifer Adams.

Meanwhile, incumbent Democrat Darren Soto is defending the state senate office in the heavily Latino District 9 he's held since 2012 against businessman Jose Castillo, businessman and former Osceola County school board member Thomas Chalifoux Jr. and former Osceola County commissioner and former state Rep. John Quiñones. Soto defeated Quiñones back in 2007 in the race for Florida House of Representatives, but the biggest threat may be from the well-funded Chalifoux.

Who else is running? Here's a list compiled from the Florida Department of Elections and Ballotpedia.

U.S. Senate races in Florida

• Republican: Rick Scott (Incumbent), John Columbus, Keith Gross
• Democrat: Stanley Campbell, Rod Joseph, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell,Brian Rush

U.S. House races in Florida

• District 1:
  • Democrat: Gay Valimont
  • Republican: Matt Gaetz (Incumbent)
• District 2:
  • Democrat: Yen Bailey (Meghann Hovey dropped out in July)
  • Republican: Neal Dunn (Incumbent), Rhonda Woodward
• District 3:
  • Democrat: Tom Wells
  • Republican: Kat Cammack (Incumbent), Alec Stevens
• District 4:
  • Democrat: LaShonda "L. J." Holloway
  • Republican: Aaron Bean (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: Todd Schafer (Write-in)
• District 5:
  • Democrat: Jay McGovern
  • Republican: John H. Rutherford (Incumbent), Mara H. Macie
  • No Party Affiliation: Gary L. Koniz (Write-in)
• District 6:
  • Democrat: James David Stockton III
  • Republican: Michael Waltz (Incumbent), John Grow
  • No Party Affiliation: Richard Paul Dembinsky (Write-in)
• District 7:
  • Democrat: Jennifer Adams, Tatiana Fernandez, Allek Pastrana
  • Republican: Cory Lee Mills (Incumbent), Mike Johnson
• District 8:
  • Democrat: Sandy Kennedy, Daniel McDow
  • Republican: Joe Babits, Mike Haridopolos, John Hearton
• District 9:
  • Democrat: Darren Soto (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Jose Castillo, Thomas Chalifoux, John "Q" Quiñones
  • No Party Affiliation: Marcus Carter
• District 10:
  • Democrat: Maxwell Alejandro Frost (Incumbent), Wade Darius, V. "Issa" White
  • Republican: Tuan Le, Willie J. Montague
• District 11:
  • Democrat: Barbie Harden Hall
  • Republican: Daniel Webster (Incumbent), John McCloy
• District 12:
  • Democrat: Rock Aboujaoude Jr.
  • Republican: Gus Michael Bilirakis (Incumbent), Hank Dunlap
• District 13:
  • Democrat: Sabrina Bousbar, Liz Dahan, Whitney Fox, John William Liccione, Mark Weinkrantz
  • Republican: Anna Paulina Luna (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: Tony D'Arrigo (Write-in)
• District 14:
  • Democrat: Kathy Castor (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Ehsan Joarder, Neelam Taneja Perry, John Peters, Robert "Rocky" Rochford
  • Libertarian Party: Nathaniel T. Snyder
  • No Party Affiliation: Christopher Bradley
• District 15:
  • Democrat: Patrica "Pat" Kemp
  • Republican: Laurel Lee (Incumbent), Jennifer Barbosa, James Judge
• District 16:
  • Democrat: Trent Miller, Jan Schneider
  • Republican: Vern Buchanan (Incumbent), Eddie Speir
• District 17:
  • Democrat: Manny Lopez, Matthew Montavon
  • Republican: Greg Steube (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: Ralph E. Hartman (Write-in)
• District 18:
  • Democrat: Peter A. Braunston, Andrea Doria Kale
  • Republican: Scott Franklin (Incumbent)
• District 19:
  • Democrat: Kari L. Lerner
  • Republican: Byron Donalds (Incumbent)
• District 20:
  • Democrat: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Incumbent)
• District 21:
  • Democrat: Thomas Witkop
  • Republican: Brian Mast (Incumbent), Rick Wiles
  • No Party Affiliation: Elizabeth Felton (Write-in)
• District 22:
  • Democrat: Lois Frankel (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Deborah Adeimy, Dan Franzese, Andrew Gutmann
• District 23:
  • Democrat: Jared Evan Moskowitz (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Gary Barve, Darlene Cerezo Swaffar, Joseph "Joe" Kaufman, Carla Spalding, Joe Thelusca, Robert S. Weinroth
• District 24
  • Democrat: Frederica S. Wilson (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Patricia "Patti" Gonzalez, Jesus Gabriel Navarro
  • No Party Affiliation: Lavern Spicer (Write-in)
• District 25:
  • Democrat: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent), Jennifer "Jen" Perelman
  • Republican: Chris Eddy, Bryan E. Leib
  • No Party Affiliation: Eddie Goldfarb (Write-in)
• District 26:
  • Democrat: Joey Atkins
  • Republican: Mario Diaz-Balart (Incumbent), Richard Evans, John Fratto
• District 27:
  • Democrat: Lucia Baez-Geller, Mike Davey
  • Republican: Maria Elvira Salazar (Incumbent), Royland Lara
• District 28:
  • Democrat: Phil Ehr
  • Republican: Carlos Gimenez (Incumbent)

Florida State Senate races

It's the year for odd-numbered districts.

• District 1:
  • Democrat: Lisa Newell
  • Republican: Don Gaetz
• District 3:
  • Democrat: Kimblin NeSmith, Daryl Parks
  • Republican: Corey Simon (Incumbent)
• District 5:
  • Democrat: Tracie Davis (Incumbent), Francky L. Jeanty
  • No Party Affiliation: Vernon Lee Parker (Write-in)
• District 7:
  • Democrat: George Anthony "T" Hill II
  • Republican: Gerry James, Tom Leek, David Shoar
• District 9:
  • Democrat: Sylvain Dore
  • Republican: Stan McClain
• District 11:
  • Democrat: Marilyn Holleran
  • Republican: Blaise Ingoglia (Incumbent)
• District 13:
  • Democrat: Stephanie L. Dukes
  • Republican: CJ Blancett, Bowen Kou, Keith Truenow
• District 15:
  • Democrat: Geraldine F. Thompson (Incumbent), Randolph Bracy
• District 17:
  • Democrat: Carlos Guillermo Smith
• District 19:
  • Democrat: Vance Ahrens
  • Republican: Randy Fine, Charles "Chuck" Sheridan
• District 21:
  • Democrat: Doris H. Carroll
  • Republican: Ed Hooper (Incumbent), John Siamas
• District 23:
  • Democrat: Ben Braver
  • Republican: Danny Burgess (Incumbent)
  • Independent: John Houman
• District 25:
  • Democrat: Kristen Arrington, Alan Grayson, Carmen Torres
  • Republican: Jon H. Arguello, Jose A. Martinez
• District 27:
  • Democrat: Phillip R. Carter
  • Republican: Ben Albritton (Incumbent)
• District 29:
  • Democrat: Randy J. Aldieri
  • Republican: Erin Grall (Incumbent)
• District 31:
  • Democrat: Aaron J. Hawkins
  • Republican: Gayle Harrell (Incumbent)
• District 33:
  • Democrat: Christopher Proia
  • Republican: Jonathan Martin (Incumbent)
• District 35:
  • Democrat: Rodney W. Jacobs Jr., Chad Klitzman, Barbara Sharief
  • Republican: Vincent Parlatore
• District 37:
  • Democrat: Jason Pizzo (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Imtiaz Mohammad
• District 39:
  • Democrat: Charles A. Lewis I
  • Republican: Bryan Avila (Incumbent)

Florida State House races

• District 1
  • Democrat: Franscine C. Mathis
  • Republican: Michelle Salzman
• District 2
  • Democrat: Haley Morrissette
  • Republican: Alex Andrade (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: Kim Kline
• District 3
  • Democrat: Keith Ellis Gillum
  • Republican: Joel Rudman (Incumbent)
• District 4
  • Democrat: Samuel Chang
  • Republican: Patt Maney (Incumbent)
• District 5
  • Democrat: Stephanie Lyn Leonard
  • Republican: Shane Abbott (Incumbent)
• District 6
  • Democrat: Jerry Wyche
  • Republican: Griff Griffitts (Incumbent)
• District 7
  • Democrat: Kenny Beasley
  • Republican: Jason Shoaf (Incumbent)
• District 8
  • Democrat: Gallop P. Franklin (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Grace Glass
• District 9
  • Democrat: Allison Tant (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Spencer Brass
• District 10
  • Democrat: Robert "Bobby" J. Brady
  • Republican: Chuck Brannan (Incumbent)
• District 11
  • Democrat: Charlie Browne
  • Republican: Sam Garrison (Incumbent)
• District 12
  • Democrat: Benjamin Frierson Sandlin
  • Republican: Wyman Duggan (Incumbent)
• District 13
  • Democrat: Angie Nixon (Incumbent), Brenda A. Priestly Jackson
  • No Party Affiliation: Terrance Jordan
• District 14
  • Democrat: Kimberly Daniels (Incumbent), Lloyd Caulker, Therese WakefieldGamble
  • No Party Affiliation: Briana Hughes
• District 15
  • Democrat: Gary McManus
  • Republican: Dean Black (Incumbent)
• District 16
  • Democrat: Rachel Grage
  • Republican: Kiyan Michael (Incumbent)
• District 17
  • Democrat: Bryson Kade Morgan
  • Republican: Jessica Baker (Incumbent)
• District 18
  • Democrat: Keith Matthews
  • Republican: Kim Kendall, Nick Primrose
• District 19
  • Democrat: Adam Morley
  • Republican: Darryl Boyer, Sam Greco
• District 20
  • Democrat: Tony Connolly
  • Republican: Judson Sapp, Jamie Watts
• District 21
  • Democrat: Yvonne Hayes Hinson (Incumbent)
• District 22
  • Democrat: David Arreola, Amy Trask
  • Republican: Raemi Eagle-Glenn, Chad Johnson
• District 23
  • Democrat: Judith Vowels
  • Republican: J.J. Grow
• District 24
  • Democrat: Robert Shaw
  • Republican: Ryan D. Chamberlin
• District 25
  • Democrat: Fody Merritt Jr.
  • Republican: Taylor Yarkosky (Incumbent)
• District 26
  • Democrat: Jackie Arndt
  • Republican: Nan Cobb, Keith Farner, Mike Levine, Addie Owens
• District 27
  • Democrat: Andy Ferrari
  • Republican: Richard Gentry, Stephen Shives, Beckie Sirolli
  • Libertarian: Dennis M. Simpson Jr.
• District 28
  • Democrat: John Navarra
  • Republican: Bill Partington
  • Libertarian: Joseph "Joe" Hannoush
• District 29
  • Democrat: Rosemarie Latham
  • Republican: Webster Barnaby (Incumbent)
  • Libertarian: Matt Johnson
• District 30
  • Democrat: Kelly Smith
  • Republican: Chase Tramont (Incumbent)
• District 31
  • Democrat: Joanne R. Terry
  • Republican: Tyler Sirois (Incumbent)
• District 32
  • Democrat: Juan Hinojosa
  • Republican: Debbie Mayfield, Dave Weldon
• District 33
  • Democrat: Vernon Mitchell Anderson Jr., Anthony Yantz
  • Republican: Mike Limongello, Logan Luse, Monique Miller, Erika Orriss
• District 34
  • Democrat: Joseph Alejandro Martinez
  • Republican: Robert Brackett (Incumbent)
• District 35
  • Democrat: Tom Keen (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Erika Booth, Laura Gomez McAdams
• District 36
  • Democrat: Kelley Diona Miller
  • Republican: Rachel Plakon (Incumbent)
• District 37
  • Democrat: Nate Douglas
  • Republican: Susan Plasencia (Incumbent)
• District 38
  • Democrat: Sarah Henry
  • Republican: David Smith (Incumbent)
• District 39
  • Democrat: Marsha Summersill
  • Republican: Doug Bankson (Incumbent)
• District 40
  • Democrat: LaVon Bracy Davis (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Belinda Ford
• District 41
  • Democrat: Bruce Antone (Incumbent), Jane't Buford Johnson
• District 42
  • Democrat: Anna V. Eskamani (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Gregory Pull
• District 43
  • Democrat: Johanna López (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Joseph "Joe" Melendez
• District 44
  • Democrat: Jennifer "Rita" Harris (Incumbent), Daisy Morales
  • Republican: The Republican primary was canceled.
• District 45
  • Democrat: Leonard Spencer
  • Republican: Carolina Amesty (Incumbent)
• District 46
  • Democrat: Jose Alvarez, Vanessa Alvarez, Jacqueline Centeno, Robert LeWayne Johnson
  • Republican: Michael Cruz, Christian De La Torre
  • No Party Affiliation: Ivan A. Rivera
• District 47
  • Democrat: Andrew Jeng, Anthony Nieves, Maria Revelles
  • Republican: Paula A. Stark (Incumbent)
• District 48
  • Democrat: John Hill
  • Republican: Jon Albert, Jerry Carter, Chad Davis, Deborah "Debbie" Owens, Amilee Stuckey, Benny Valentin
• District 49
  • Democrat: Ashley Elizabeth Herrmann
  • Republican: Jennifer Kincart Jonsson, Heather McArthur, Shawn Curtis McDonough, Randy Wilkinson (Incumbent Melony Bell did not make the ballot)
• District 50
  • Democrat: Bonnie Patterson-James
  • Republican: Jennifer Canady (Incumbent)
• District 51
  • Democrat: Octavio E. Hernandez
  • Republican: Josie Tomkow (Incumbent)
• District 52
  • Democrat: Ash Marwah
  • Republican: John Temple (Incumbent)
• District 53
  • Democrat: Keith G. Laufenberg
  • Republican: Jeff Holcomb (Incumbent)
• District 54
  • Democrat: Karl Cieslak
  • Republican: Randy Maggard (Incumbent)
• District 55
  • Democrat: Judy Freiberg
  • Republican: Kevin Steele (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: C. J. Hacker
• District 56
  • Democrat: William "Willie" Pura
  • Republican: Brad Yeager (Incumbent), Kirk Phillips
• District 57
  • Democrat: Kelly Johnson
  • Republican: Adam C. Anderson (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: Robert "Bob" Arthur Larrivee
• District 58
  • Democrat: Bryan Beckman
  • Republican: Kimberly "Kim" Berfield (Incumbent)
• District 59
  • Democrat: Dawn Douglas
  • Republican: Berny Jacques (Incumbent)
• District 60
  • Democrat: Lindsay Cross (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Ed Montanari
• District 61
  • Democrat: Nathan Bruemmer
  • Republican: Linda Chaney (Incumbent)
• District 62
  • Democrat: Michele K. Rayner (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Nelson Amador
• District 63
  • Democrat: Dianne "Ms. Dee" Hart (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Tim Driver
• District 64
  • Democrat: Susan L. Valdes (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Maura Cruz Lanz
• District 65
  • Democrat: Ashley Brundage, Nathan Albert Kuipers
  • Republican: Karen Gonzalez Pittman (Incumbent)
• District 66
  • Democrat: Nick Clemente
  • Republican: Traci Koster (Incumbent)
• District 67
  • Democrat: Fentrice Driskell (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Lisette Bonano, Ronrico "Rico" Smith
• District 68
  • Democrat: Lisa Carpus
  • Republican: Lawrence McClure (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: Tyrell Hicks
• District 69
  • Democrat: Bobby Kachelries
  • Republican: Daniel "Danny" Alvarez (Incumbent)
• District 70
  • Democrat: Luther Keith Wilkins
  • Republican: Michael Owen (Incumbent Mike Beltran did not make the ballot)
• District 71
  • Democrat: Adriaan J. DeVilliers
  • Republican: Will Robinson (Incumbent)
• District 72
  • Democrat: Lesa Miller
  • Republican: William "Bill" Conerly, Alyssa Gay, Richard P. Green, Rich Tatem (Incumbent Tommy Gregory did not make the ballot)
• District 73
  • Democrat: Derek Reich
  • Republican: Fiona McFarland (Incumbent)
• District 74
  • Democrat: Nancy M. H. Simpson
  • Republican: James Buchanan (Incumbent), Michelle Pozzie
• District 75
  • Democrat: Tony Dunbar
  • Republican: Danny Nix
• District 76
  • Democrat: Jim Blue
  • Republican: Steven Ceracche, Vanessa Oliver (Incumbent Spencer Roach did not make the ballot)
• District 77
  • Democrat: Cornelius Fowler
  • Republican: Tiffany Esposito (Incumbent)
  • Libertarian: Joshua Krakow
• District 78
  • Democrat: Howard Sapp
  • Republican: Jenna Persons-Mulicka (Incumbent)
• District 79
  • Democrat: Denise McCleary
  • Republican: Mike Giallombardo (Incumbent)
• District 80
  • Democrat: Mitchel Schlayer
  • Republican: Adam Botana (Incumbent)
  • No Party Affiliation: Patrick Post
• District 81
  • Democrat: Charles Robert "Chuck" Work
  • Republican: Yvette Benarroch, Greg Folley
• District 82
  • Democrat: Arthur D. Oslund
  • Republican: Lauren Uhlich Melo (Incumbent)
• District 83
  • Democrat: Danika Fornear
  • Republican: Kaylee Tuck (Incumbent)
• District 84
  • Democrat: Andi Poli
  • Republican: Dana Trabulsy (Incumbent), Johnnie Lloyd
• District 85
  • Democrat: Lisa Marie Stortstrom
  • Republican: Toby Overdorf (Incumbent)
• District 86
  • Democrat: Alberto Hernandez
  • Republican: John Snyder (Incumbent)
• District 87
  • Democrat: Sienna Osta
  • Republican: Mike Caruso (Incumbent)
• District 88
  • Democrat: Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds (Incumbent)
• District 89
  • Democrat: Debra Tendrich, Destinie Baker Sutton
  • Republican: Daniel Zapata
• District 90
  • Democrat: Joe Casello (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Bill Reicherter
• District 91
  • Democrat: Jay Shooster
  • Republican: Peggy Gossett-Seidman (Incumbent)
• District 92
  • Democrat: Kelly Skidmore (Incumbent)
• District 93
  • Democrat: Katherine Waldron (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Anne Gerwig
• District 94
  • Democrat: Rachelle Litt
  • Republican: Christian F. Acosta, Anthony Aguirre, Gabrielle M. Fox, Meg Weinberger (Incumbent Rick Roth did not make the ballot)
• District 95
  • Democrat: Christine Hunschofsky (Incumbent)
• District 96
  • Democrat: Dan Daley (Incumbent)
• District 97
  • Democrat: Lisa Dunkley (Incumbent)
• District 98
  • Democrat: Keith Abel, Shelton A. Pooler, Emily Rodrigues, Mitch Rosenwald
• District 99
  • Democrat: Daryl Nevroy Campbell (Incumbent), Joshauwa Brown
• District 100
  • Democrat: James "Jim" Brenner
  • Republican: Chip LaMarca (Incumbent)
• District 101
  • Democrat: Hillary Cassel (Incumbent)
• District 102
  • Democrat: Michael Gottlieb (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Mery Lopez-Palma
• District 103
  • Democrat: Robin Bartleman (Incumbent)
  • Republican: George Navarini
• District 104
  • Democrat: Felicia Simone Robinson (Incumbent)
• District 105
  • Democrat: Marie Woodson (Incumbent)
  • Libertarian: Joshua Hlavka
• District 106
  • Democrat: Joe Saunders
  • Republican: Fabián Basabe (Incumbent), Melinda Almonte
  • No Political Affiliation: Moe Saunders
• District 107
  • Democrat: Wallace Aristide, Loreal Arscott, Monique Barley-Mayo, Wancito Francius, Christine Sanon-Jules Olivo, Faudlin Pierre (Incumbent Christopher Benjamin did not make the ballot)
• District 108
  • Democrat: Dotie Joseph (Incumbent)
• District 109
  • Democrat: Ashley Gantt (Incumbent), James Bush III, Roy Hardemon
• District 110
  • Democrat: Stanley "J. P." Jean-Poix
  • Republican: Tom Fabricio (Incumbent)
• District 111
  • Democrat: Laura F. Kelley
  • Republican: David Borrero (Incumbent)
• District 112
  • Democrat: Jacqueline "Jackie" Gil-Abarzua
  • Republican: Alex Rizo (Incumbent)
• District 113
  • Democrat: Jacqueline "Jackie" Gross-Kellogg
  • Republican: Vicki Lopez (Incumbent)
• District 114
  • Democrat: Matthew John Bornstein
  • Republican: Demi Busatta Cabrera (Incumbent)
• District 115
  • Democrat: Norma Perez Schwartz
  • Republican: Moises I. Benhabib, Omar Blanco, Alian Alejandro Collazo (Incumbent Alina Garcia did not make the ballot)
• District 116
  • Democrat: Nicolas Ramos
  • Republican: Daniel A. Perez (Incumbent)
• District 117
  • Democrat: Kevin Chambliss (Incumbent)
  • Republican: Beatrice Slawson
• District 118
  • Democrat: Joel Vodola
  • Republican: Mike Redondo (Incumbent)
• District 119
  • Democrat: Marcos Reyes
  • Republican: Juan Carlos Porras (Incumbent)
• District 120
  • Democrat: Michael Travis
  • Republican: James "Jim" Vernon Mooney Jr. (Incumbent)

Florida 2024 ballot measures

There are six statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in Florida in 2024. Four of them were referred by the Florida State Legislature, the other two (abortion rights, recreational marijuana) were initiatives that qualified.

• Amendment 1: Changes school board elections from nonpartisan to partisan beginning in the November 2026 general election and for primary elections nominating party candidates for the 2026 election
• Amendment 2: Establishes a state constitutional right to hunt and fish
• Amendment 3: Legalize marijuana for adults 21 years old and older
• Amendment 4: Provide a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability
• Amendment 5: Provide for an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption
• Amendment 6: Repeal a constitutional provision providing for public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits