2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Florida's 20th congressional district | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Cherfilus-McCormick: 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election was a special election to the United States House of Representatives. The seat was left vacant since Democratic U.S. 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.[3]
Democratic businesswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won the election by a landslide, winning 79% of the popular vote.[4]
References
- ↑ Daugherty, Alex (May 4, 2021). "DeSantis schedules special election for Alcee Hastings' seat in 2022". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ Nicol, Ryan (April 6, 2021). "Alcee Hastings dies at 84 after cancer battle". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ "DeSantis sets election for Hastings' seat in 2022, leaving it open for 9 months".
- ↑ Pindell, James (January 13, 2022). "A Democrat won a US House seat this week with 79 percent of the vote. Her GOP opponent has not conceded". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 14, 2022.