2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election

2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election
Florida's 20th congressional district
Incumbent U.S. Representative; Alcee Hastings; Democratic	; ;

The 2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election is an upcoming special election to the United States House of Representatives. The seat has been vacant since incumbent Democratic representative Alcee Hastings died on April 6, 2021, of pancreatic cancer.^[2]

The special election was scheduled by Governor Ron DeSantis to be held on January 11, 2022. The primary elections were held on November 2, 2021.^[1]

Democratic primary[]

Campaign[]

Following Hasting's death, a total of 11 Democratic candidates made the primary ballot to replace him.^[3]

Candidates[]

Nominee[]

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, healthcare executive and candidate for this district in 2018 and 2020^[4]^[5]

Eliminated in primary[]

Elvin Dowling, author^[4]
Bobby DuBose, minority leader of the Florida House of Representatives^[4]
Omari Hardy, state representative^[4]
Dale Holness, Broward County commissioner and former mayor of Broward County^[4]
Phil Jackson, retired U.S. Navy officer^[4]
Emmanuel Morel, former federal labor investigator, candidate for Florida's 21st congressional district in 2014, and candidate for this district in 2020^[4]
Barbara Sharief, Broward County commissioner and former mayor of Broward County^[4]
Imran Uddin Siddiqui, internist^[4]
Priscilla Taylor, former state representative and candidate for mayor of West Palm Beach in 2019^[4]
Perry E. Thurston Jr., state senator^[4]

Democratic candidates^[a]

Florida House Minority Leader
Bobby DuBose
from Fort Lauderdale
State representative
Omari Hardy
from
West Palm Beach
Broward County commissioner
Dale Holness
from Plantation
Broward County commissioner
Barbara Sharief
from Davie
Former state representative
Priscilla Taylor
from West Palm Beach
State senator
Perry Thurston Jr.
from
Lauderhill

^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Disqualified[]

Natalia Allen, author^[12]
Matt Boswell, businessman^[13]
Krystal Jordan, counselor^[12]
Marlon Onias, attorney^[14]
Pradel Vilme, former Miami International Airport official^[12]

Declined[]

Mack Bernard, Palm Beach County Commissioner^[15]
Shevrin Jones, state senator^[16]
Melissa McKinlay, Palm Beach County Commissioner and former mayor of Palm Beach County (endorsed Barbara Sharief)^[17]
Bobby Powell, state senator (endorsed Bobby DuBose)^[18]
Chris Smith, former state senator^[19]

Debates[]

2022 Florida's 20th congressional district Democratic primary debates
No.	Date & time	Host	Moderator	Link	Participants
Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee W Withdrawn
Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee W Withdrawn					Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	Bobby DuBose	Omari Hardy	Dale Holness	Barbara Sharief	Priscilla Taylor	Perry Thurston Jr.
1^[20]	October 24, 2021	WPBF	Todd McDermott	Video	P	A	P	P	P	A	P

Endorsements[]

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Individuals

Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020^[21]

Organizations

Brand New Congress^[22]

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America^[23]

Bobby DuBose

U.S. Representatives

Nikema Williams, United States Representative from Georgia's 5th congressional district (2021-present)^[24]

State legislators

Kevin Chambliss, state representative^[25]
Dan Daley, state representative^[25]
Tracie Davis, state representative^[25]
Evan Jenne, Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives^[25]
Bobby Powell, state senator^[18]

Omari Hardy

State legislators

Anna Eskamani, state representative^[26]
Travaris McCurdy, state representative^[26]
Carlos Guillermo Smith, state representative^[26]

Newspapers and publications

Sun-Sentinel^[27] (Democratic primary only)

Organizations

Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[28]

Dale Holness

State legislators

Marie Woodson, state representative^[29]

County officials

Gregory Tony, Broward County sheriff^[30]

Local officials

Hazelle Rogers, mayor of Lauderdale Lakes^[30]
Dean Trantalis, mayor of Fort Lauderdale^[30]

Labor unions

Service Employees International Union^[31]

Barbara Sharief

U.S. Representatives

Cheri Bustos, United States Representative from IL-17 (2013-present)^[32]
Lois Frankel, United States Representative from FL-21 (2013-present)^[32]

County officials

Lamar Fisher, Broward County commissioner^[33]

Newspapers and publications

The Palm Beach Post^[34]
Miami Herald^[35]

Organizations

EMILY's List^[36]
314 Action^[37]

Perry E. Thurston Jr.

State legislators

Chris Smith, former state senator^[38]

County officials

Steven Geller, mayor of Broward County^[39]
Maria Sachs, Palm Beach County commissioner^[39]

Polling[]

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	Bobby DuBose	Omari Hardy	Dale Holness	Barbara Sharief	Priscilla Taylor	Perry Thurston	Other	Undecided
Expedition Strategies (D)^[A]	October 20–24, 2021	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	15%	6%	5%	14%	13%	2%	10%	2%^[c]	32%
Data for Progress (D)	July 6–7, 2021	314 (LV)	± 5.0%	6%	5%	10%	17%	14%	6%	8%	5%^[d]	29%
Public Policy Polling (D)^[B]	April 2021	416 (LV)	± 4.8%	–	7%	–	13%	6%	–	11%	12%^[e]	50%
				–	–	–	11%	7%	–	14%	14%^[f]	53%
				–	–	–	15%	11%	–	15%	–	59%

Results[]

Per Florida law, because the margin separating Cherfilus-McCormick and Holness was less than 0.5%, a recount was held.^[38] Ballots received by November 12 from overseas were accepted. The two candidates were two votes apart as some ballots that had been cast were still in dispute.^[40] On November 12, over a week after the primary, the Broward County canvassing board declared Cherfilus-McCormick the winner after a recount failed to change the vote totals. However, Holness did not immediately concede, pointing out that the board had rejected twelve overseas military ballots. He said he would confer with a lawyer to decide whether or not to challenge the results.^[41] The Palm Beach County canvassing board voted to certify the election results on the same day.^[42] State officials certified the results on November 16.^[43]

Cherfilus-McCormick won in Palm Beach County, receiving 30% of the vote. Meanwhile, Holness won in Broward County, where he serves as county commissioner, with 29.4% of the vote.^[4]^[44]

Democratic primary results^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	11,662	23.76
	Democratic	Dale Holness	11,657	23.75
	Democratic	Barbara Sharief	8,680	17.69
	Democratic	Perry E. Thurston Jr.	7,282	14.84
	Democratic	Bobby DuBose	3,458	7.05
	Democratic	Omari Hardy	2,902	5.91
	Democratic	Priscilla Taylor	1,677	3.42
	Democratic	Elvin Dowling	646	1.32
	Democratic	Emmanuel Morel	454	0.93
	Democratic	Phil Jackson	342	0.69
	Democratic	Imran Siddiqui	316	0.64
Total votes			49,074	100.00

Aftermath[]

Holness filed a lawsuit in Broward County Circuit Court on November 29, asking it to overturn the election results by alleging Cherfilus-McCormick to be "ineligible to hold office." The lawsuit asserts that Cherfilus-McCormick did not file proper financial paperwork and that her support for a $1,000 per month universal basic income amounted to bribing voters.^[46]^[47] Holness claimed that voters had asked workers at polling places "where they collect the $1,000 from, so they expected to get $1,000."^[48] Election lawyer and former state representative Juan-Carlos Planas described the lawsuit as a "Hail Mary pass" and doubted it would be successful.^[46] Don James, an attorney for Holness, acknowledged that the challenge likely would not be resolved in time for the January 11 special election.^[49] Mail-in ballots for the special election with Cherfilus-McCormick listed as the Democratic nominee were sent out beginning on December 3.^[50]

On December 6, Cherfilus-McCormick's attorneys filed a lengthy brief in response to the lawsuit that fought back its key claims, calling it "a desperate attempt to overturn the will of the voters." In response to the allegation of bribery, the brief points out that promising monetary benefits to voters is common, comparing Cherfilus-McCormick's support for a universal basic income to "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage," a slogan used by former president Herbert Hoover in his 1928 presidential campaign. The brief also claims that Holness's complaint was filed too late and is thus invalid, and asks the judge to dismiss it and order Holness to pay Cherfilus-McCormick's legal fees.^[51]

Republican primary[]

Campaign[]

Two Republicans made the primary ballot, businessman Jason Mariner and Greg Musselwhite, who had been the Republican nominee for the seat in 2020. The two men cut different appearances on the campaign trail, with Mariner presenting himself in a clean-cut fashion while Musselwhite campaigned in a more folksy manner.^[52] A substantial part of Mariner's campaign was based around his turning his life around after previously being imprisoned twice on various felony charges.^[53]^[54] Musselwhite attacked Mariner for his prior felony convictions, claiming in a later-deleted Facebook post that voters had a choice between "the correctional officer or the inmate".^[52]

Mariner ran as an "America First conservative",^[55] promoting false claims that the results of the 2020 United States presidential election were illegitimate, as well as making statements in support of the rioters at the 2021 United States Capitol attack and the Confederate Flag, which he defended as a "battle flag that was later co-opted by racist groups".^[56]

Candidates[]

Nominee[]

Jason Mariner, businessman^[4]

Eliminated in primary[]

Gregory "Greg" Musselwhite, welding inspector and nominee for this district in 2020^[4]

Disqualified[]

Vic DeGrammont, realtor^[12]
Roland Florez^[57]
Lateresa Jones, perennial candidate^[58]
, former president of the Haiti Senate^[12]

Endorsements[]

Jason Mariner

U.S. Representatives

Brian Mast, U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th congressional district^[38]

State officials

Rick Roth, state representative^[52]

Newspapers and publications

Sun-Sentinel^[53] (Republican primary only)

Results[]

Republican primary results^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Mariner	3,500	57.8
	Republican	Gregory Musselwhite	2,552	42.2
Total votes			6,052	100.00

Independent and third-party candidates[]

Libertarian Party[]

Declared[]

Mike ter Maat, economist and Hallandale Beach police officer^[4]

Results[]

Libertarian primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Mike ter Maat
Total votes				100.00

Independents[]

Declared[]

Jim Flynn, real estate broker^[59]^[38]
Leonard Serratore, Palm Beach International Airport official^[60]^[38]

Disqualified[]

Robert Ornelas, perennial candidate^[61]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[62]	Solid D	October 15, 2021
Inside Elections^[63]	Solid D	October 11, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[64]	Safe D	May 20, 2021

Endorsements[]

Endorsements in bold were made after the primary elections.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

State officials

Richard Stark, state representative^[65]

County officials

Mack Bernard, Palm Beach County Commissioner^[66]

Individuals

Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020^[21]

Organizations

Brand New Congress^[22]
Florida College Democrats^[67]

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America^[23]

Jason Mariner (R)

U.S. Representatives

Brian Mast, U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th congressional district^[38]

State officials

Rick Roth, state representative^[52]

Declined to endorse

Newspapers and publications

The Palm Beach Post^[68]
Sun-Sentinel^[69]

Results[]

2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
	Republican	Jason Mariner
	Libertarian	Mike ter Maat
	Independent	Jim Flynn
	Independent	Lenny Serratore
Total votes			100.00

By county[]

County	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Democratic		Jason Mariner Republican		Others		Margin		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Broward
Palm Beach
Total

Notes[]

^ The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ Jackson with 2%; Dowling, Morel, and Siddiqui with 0%
^ "Another candidate" with 5%; Matt Boswell and Emmanuel Morel with 0%
^ Bobby Powell with 9%; Shevrin Jones with 3%
^ Bobby Powell with 10%; Shevrin Jones with 4%

Partisan clients

^ This poll was commissioned by Pro-Israel America, which has not endorsed any candidate
^ This poll was commissioned by a Democratic consultant expected to work in the race

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External links[]

Official campaign websites

[disclaimer-6] The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.

[key-41] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[43] Jackson with 2%; Dowling, Morel, and Siddiqui with 0%

[44] "Another candidate" with 5%; Matt Boswell and Emmanuel Morel with 0%

[46] Bobby Powell with 9%; Shevrin Jones with 3%

[47] Bobby Powell with 10%; Shevrin Jones with 4%

[PIA-42] This poll was commissioned by Pro-Israel America, which has not endorsed any candidate

[45] This poll was commissioned by a Democratic consultant expected to work in the race

[miamiherald-1] Daugherty, Alex (May 4, 2021). "DeSantis schedules special election for Alcee Hastings' seat in 2022". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[2] Nicol, Ryan (April 6, 2021). "Alcee Hastings dies at 84 after cancer battle". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[3] Daugherty, Alex (August 10, 2021). "Eleven Democrats qualify to replace Alcee Hastings in Congress". McClatchy DC Bureau. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[filingdeadline-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Daugherty, Alex (August 10, 2021). "Eleven Democrats qualify to replace Alcee Hastings in Congress". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[5] Daugherty, Alex (November 12, 2021). "Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is 'apparent winner' of FL-20 Democratic primary". Miami Herald.

[7] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1514975".

[8] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1515006".

[9] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1509680".

[10] ttps://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/488/202106019447493488/202106019447493488.pdf

[11] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1509990".

[12] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1513299".

[13Jul2021FP-13] Nicol, Ryan (July 13, 2021). "Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, largely self-funding CD 20 bid, adds $2.4 million in Q2". www.floridapolitics.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[14] Nicol, Ryan (April 12, 2021). "Broward Commissioner Dale Holness to join Special Election to replace Alcee Hastings". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[15] Daughtery, Alex; C. Isaiah Smalls II (April 12, 2021). "Broward Commissioner Dale Holness runs for Congress with support from Hastings' son". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[16] Man, Anthony (April 22, 2021). "Palm Beach County Commissioner Mack Bernard has 'zero interest' in running for Congress". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[17] Man, Anthony. "Shevrin Jones won't run for Alcee Hastings' congressional seat". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[18] "Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay Endorses Barbara Sharief for U.S. Congress, District 20". Patriot Games, Inc. EIN PressWire. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[Powell-19] Nicol, Ryan (August 5, 2021). "Bobby Powell opts against CD 20 bid, endorses Bobby DuBose". Florida Politics. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[20] Man, Anthony. "Death of congressman Alcee Hastings sets off political showdown, as candidates line up to replace him". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[DemDebate-21] "WATCH: U.S. House District 20 Democratic Primary Debate". WPBF. October 24, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[candidatesummit.com-22] "Marianne Williamson's Candidate Summit". Candidate Summit. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[floridapolitics.com-23] Nicol, Ryan (June 11, 2021). "Brand New Congress endorses Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in CD 20 Special Election". Florida Politics. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[Nicol-24] Nicol, Ryan (July 9, 2021). "Communications Workers of America endorses Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in CD 20". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[25] "Previewing the FL-20 special Democratic primary". Ballotpedia News. October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[FP-DuBose-26] Downey, Renzo (July 5, 2021). "Bobby DuBose nabs $225K, picks up congressional endorsement in CD 20". Florida Politics. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[hardy_prog_endorsements-27] Nicol, Ryan (August 17, 2021). "Three progressive House Democrats back Omari Hardy in CD 20 contest". Florida Politics. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[28] Sun Sentinel Editorial Board (October 1, 2021). "Endorsement: For Democrats in U.S. House District 20, progressive Omari Hardy". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[29] Stephanie Akin (October 6, 2021). "Liberal-moderate rift not a factor in crowded Florida primary to succeed Alcee Hastings". Roll Call. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

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2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Campaign[]

Candidates[]

Nominee[]

Eliminated in primary[]

Disqualified[]

Declined[]

Debates[]

Endorsements[]

Polling[]

Results[]

Aftermath[]

Republican primary[]

Campaign[]

Candidates[]

Nominee[]

Eliminated in primary[]

Disqualified[]

Endorsements[]

Results[]

Independent and third-party candidates[]

Libertarian Party[]

Declared[]

Results[]

Independents[]

Declared[]

Disqualified[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Endorsements[]

Results[]

By county[]

See also[]

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