A special election for Florida's 40th Senate district took place on September 26, 2017 to fill a vacancy. Democrat Annette Taddeo defeated Republican Jose Felix Diaz, with approximately 23,000 votes to 21,000.[1][2][3]

The vacancy had been caused by Republican Senator Frank Artiles's resignation on April 21, 2017 after he unleashed a tirade of racist and sexist remarks to two African-American senators.[4]

Primaries

Primary elections took place on July 25, 2017.

Republican primary

127 of 138 Precincts Reporting

Republican Primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jose Felix Diaz 7,528 57.60%
Republican Alex Diaz de la Portilla 3,371 25.79%
Republican Lorenzo J. Palomares 2,171 16.61%
Total votes 13,070 100.00

Democratic primary

127 of 138 Precincts Reporting

Democratic Primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annette Taddeo 6,955 70.59%
Democratic Ana Rivas Logan 2,897 29.41%
Total votes 9,852 100.00

General Special Election

Results

General election results[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Annette Taddeo 22,649 50.9%
Republican Jose Felix Diaz 20,985 47.2%
Independent Christian Schlareth 820 1.8%
Majority 1,664 3.7%
Turnout 44,454
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Taddeo beats Diaz in speciail election for Miami Senate seat | Miami Herald". Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Annette Taddeo wins special election to fill Senate seat vacated by Frank Artiles". September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Florida Election Watch at myflorida.com
  4. ↑ Mazzei, Patricia (May 8, 2017). "Gov. Scott sets special election to replace Artiles". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2017.http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article149285569.html
  5. 1 2 "Dade - Election Results".
  6. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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