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Republicans pour cash into Florida House special election next week
Orlando Sentinel - Gift Link Republican organizations and lawmakers have been pouring campaign money into a special election next week for the Florida House in a Central Florida district considered competitive for both parties.
The financial push has given a big advantage to the GOP candidate, a conservative school board member in Osceola County.
The election for House District 35, which includes parts of Osceola and Orange counties, is Tuesday. The incumbent, Republican Fred Hawkins, resigned in June to become president of South Florida State College.
Turnout was expected to be the biggest factor in the race’s outcome. By Thursday afternoon, registered Democrats held a slight lead in early voting, casting about 43% of the ballots, compared to 40% from registered Republicans. Early voting started last week.
Republicans typically vote in higher numbers than Democrats on Election Day.
With Democrats, Republicans and non-party affiliated voters each comprising about one-third of the district’s eligible voters, the district is considered a battleground whose outcome could signal whether Democrats can flip other swing seats in the November elections.
The financial push has given a big advantage to the GOP candidate, a conservative school board member in Osceola County.
The election for House District 35, which includes parts of Osceola and Orange counties, is Tuesday. The incumbent, Republican Fred Hawkins, resigned in June to become president of South Florida State College.
Turnout was expected to be the biggest factor in the race’s outcome. By Thursday afternoon, registered Democrats held a slight lead in early voting, casting about 43% of the ballots, compared to 40% from registered Republicans. Early voting started last week.
Republicans typically vote in higher numbers than Democrats on Election Day.
With Democrats, Republicans and non-party affiliated voters each comprising about one-third of the district’s eligible voters, the district is considered a battleground whose outcome could signal whether Democrats can flip other swing seats in the November elections.