2014 Florida House of Representatives election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = {{nowrap|2014 Florida House of Representatives election}}
| country = Florida
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 Florida House of Representatives election
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2016 Florida House of Representatives election
| next_year = 2016
| seats_for_election = All 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives
| majority_seats = 61
| election_date = November 4, 2014
| image1 = File:Will Weatherford.jpg
| image_size = 160x160px
| leader1 = Will Weatherford
| party1 = Republican Party of Florida
| leaders_seat1 = 38th-Dade City
| leader_since1 = November 20, 2012
| last_election1 = 76
| seats_before1 = 75
| seats1 = 81{{efn|House district 64 results were rejected because of legal issues regarding the Republican primary held on election day.{{cite web | url=https://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/11/florida-house-rejects-elections-returns-for-district-64.html | title=Florida House rejects elections returns for District 64 | work=Miami Herald | date=November 18, 2014 | access-date=February 9, 2025 | author=McGrory, Kathleen}}House district 13 didn't have an election due to incumbent Reggie Fullwood not qualifying for the ballot because of improperly filed paperwork.{{cite web | url=https://www.nationalnotary.org/notary-bulletin/blog/2014/08/notary-mistakes-incumbent-off-ballot?srsltid=AfmBOope62DnE7dfAnqnQhr0JpidsUjtBuqFuqz0lsL4TvpCAAvtNQJC | title=Notary Mistakes Get Incumbent Kicked Off The Ballot | work=National Notary Association | date=August 27, 2014 | access-date=February 9, 2025 | author=Lewis, Michael}}Both seats were filled by special elections in 2015.}}
| seat_change1 = {{Increase}} 6
| popular_vote1 = 1,943,999
| percentage1 = 58.11%
| swing1 =
| image2 = File:Senator Perry Thurston.jpg
| leader2 = Perry E. Thurston Jr.
| party2 = Florida Democratic Party
| leaders_seat2 = 94th-Fort Lauderdale
| leader_since2 = November 20, 2012
| last_election2 = 44
| seats_before2 = 45
| seats2 = 39
| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}} 6
| popular_vote2 = 1,276,388
| percentage2 = 38.15%
| swing2 =
| title = Speaker
| posttitle =
| before_election = Will Weatherford
| before_party = Republican Party of Florida
| after_election = Steve Crisafulli
| after_party = Republican Party of Florida
| turnout = 28.03% {{decrease}} 11.63 pp
| map_image = 2014 Florida State House election.svg
| map_size = 400px
| map_caption = Results:
{{legend0|#CA0020|Republican gain}}
{{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}
{{legend0|#D3D3D3|No election held/results rejected}}
}}
{{ElectionsFL}}
The 2014 Florida House of Representatives election took place on November 4, 2014 to elect representatives from all 120 districts. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Senate.
The Republican Party of Florida won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Florida Democratic Party.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014|title=Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014}}
Predictions
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align=left | Governing{{Cite web |last=Luzer |first=Daniel |date=2014-10-20 |title=Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive |url=https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-legislative-handicapping-update-late-october.html |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Governing |language=en}}
| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | October 20, 2014 |
Results
| class="wikitable"
| colspan="7" |File:Florida House of Representatives 2014 Diagram.svg |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Votes ! colspan="3" |Seats |
|---|
| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!% !{{Abbr|No.|Number}} !+/− !% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Florida}}" |
| align="right" |1,943,999 | align="right" |58.11 | align="right" |81 | align="right" |+6 | align="right" |67.55 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Florida Democratic Party}}" |
| align="right" |1,276,388 | align="right" |38.15 | align="right" |39 | align="right" |−6 | align="right" |30.83 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="right" |81,646 | align="right" |1.38 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Libertarian Party of Florida}}" |
| align="right" |38,275 | align="right" |0.32 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|American Independent Party}}" |
| align="right" |2,262 | align="right" |0.32 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Green}}" |
| align="right" |1,606 | align="right" |0.05 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|write-in candidate}}" |
| align="right" |1,447 | align="right" |0.04 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 |
| colspan="2" |Total
| align="right" |5,906,926 | align="right" |100.00 | align="right" |134 | align="right" |±0 | align="right" |100.00 |
| colspan="7" |Source: Florida Divisions of Elections{{Cite web|url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/4/2014&DATAMODE==|title = Florida Department of State - Election Results}} |
{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|58.11}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|38.15}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.11}}}}
{{bar box|title=House seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|67.55}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|30.83}}}}
Notes
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References
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{{2014 United States elections}}
Florida House of Representatives