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2014 Florida's 19th congressional district special election

January 01, 1970

The 2014 special election for Florida's 19th congressional district was held on June 24, 2014, following party primary elections which were held on April 22. The election was held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Trey Radel from the United States House of Representatives. Radel resigned on January 27, 2014, two months after he was arrested for possession of cocaine. Curt Clawson was elected as the new U.S. Representative.

2014 Florida's 19th congressional district special election
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Florida's 19th congressional district
 
Nominee Curt Clawson April Freeman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 66,922 29,314
Percentage 66.9% 29.3%
County results
Clawson:      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Trey Radel
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Curt Clawson
Republican

Background edit

On October 29, 2013, Radel was arrested in the District of Columbia for purchasing 3.5 grams (0.12 oz) of cocaine from an undercover officer.[1][2] He did not inform House Republicans about the arrest.[3] Less than a month later, Radel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation.[4] The charge "would have been a felony had it happened in his home state," according to Terry Miller, the Republican chairman in Lee County, Florida.[5]

Radel announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from Congress to undergo addiction rehabilitation and that he would be donating his salary to charity during his absence.[6] Following his announcement, the Republican Party of Florida and Governor Rick Scott called on Radel to "resign immediately" and "focus his attention on rehabilitation and his family".[1][7] Radel returned to Congress in January 2014, vowing to continue to serve. The House Ethics Committee began an investigation. On January 27, he decided to announce his resignation, effective that evening.[2][3] Scott set April 22 as the date for the primary election, and June 24 for the general election.[8]

Republican primary edit

The News-Press described the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district—as "a decidedly negative affair, with hyperbolic accusations and character assassination floated freely in television ads, mailers and news stories bombarding Southwest Florida voters." With "no difference on the issues among the three major candidates", Benacquisto, Clawson and Kreegel all attacked each other, with Benacquisto attacked for being "liberal" and an ex-Democrat; Clawson as an uncaring businessman who laid off workers and drove his company into bankruptcy; and Kreegel as a "win-at-all-costs conniver" who violated election laws. Dreikorn, was considered to have little chance and largely refrained from attacking his fellow candidates, calling for an end to the "political infighting".[9]

In April 2014, Benacquisto, Dreikorn and Kreegel attacked Clawson over his links to convicted child molester Glen Borst, who was a childhood friend of Clawson and whose last known address was a house in Utah that Clawson owned.[10] Clawson dismissed the attacks as "politically driven... that just couldn't be further from the truth" and the mother of Borst's victim asked them to stop, calling the politicization of the issue "disturb[ing] and disgust[ing]".[11][12] Benacquisto, Dreikorn and Kreegel hosted a press conference on April 9 to demand answers from Clawson, who made an impromptu and surprise appearance. After Clawson made his case, all four candidates pledged to stop attacking each other.[13]

Clawson won the primary with 38% of the vote.

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Lizbeth Benacquisto

Politicians

Organizations
Curt Clawson
Politicians
Organizations

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Lizbeth
Benacquisto 		Curt
Clawson 		Michael
Dreikorn 		Paige
Kreegel 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling April 14–16, 2014 669 ± 3.8% 19% 38% 18% 17% 7%
St. Pete Polls April 9, 2014 759 ± 3.6% 25.5% 29.8% 11% 21.3% 12.3%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Lizbeth
Benacquisto 		Chauncey
Goss 		Paige
Kreegel 		Connie
Mack IV 		Undecided
St. Pete Polls January 27, 2014 1,284 ± 2.7% 32.5% 15.3% 9.6% 22.3% 20.3%

Results edit

Republican primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curt Clawson 26,857 38
Republican Lizbeth Benacquisto 18,032 26
Republican Paige Kreegel 17,762 25
Republican Michael Dreikorn 7,560 11
Total votes 70,211 100

General election edit

Candidates edit

Florida's 19th congressional district, 2014 (special)[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Curt Clawson 66,922 66.92% +4.93%
Democratic April Freeman 29,314 29.32% -6.52%
Libertarian Ray Netherwood 3,729 3.73% N/A
Independent Timothy J. Rossano (write-in) 24 0.02% N/A
Total votes '99,989' '100.0%' N/A
Republican hold

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Trey Radel: Florida Republicans urge cocaine congressman to quit". BBC News. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ledyard King (January 27, 2014). "Rep. Trey Radel to resign after drug plea". USA Today. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Marty, Robin. "Trey Radel to resign House seat". Politico. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Sherman, Jake (November 20, 2013). "Trey Radel pleads guilty to cocaine possession". Politico. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Defying GOP Leaders, Rep. Trey Radel Won't Resign After Rehab". WYSO. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  6. ^ Sherman, Jake. "Trey Radel taking leave of absence from Congress". Politico. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  7. ^ Henderson, Jeff (November 28, 2013). "Republicans Gear Up to Replace Trey Radel in Congress". Sunshine State News. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "Gov. Scott sets special election to replace Radel". The Hill. January 31, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  9. ^ Ledyard King (March 21, 2014). "Dirty politics: Republican primary for House takes nasty turn". The News-Press. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  10. ^ Kevin Derby (April 8, 2014). "Curt Clawson Faces Heat Over Ties to Child Molester". Sunshine State News. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  11. ^ Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster (April 8, 2014). "Curt Clawson opponents call for him to explain ties to child assaulter; he responds". Naples News. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  12. ^ Heather Wysocki (April 9, 2014). "Rivals link Clawson to sex offender; victim's mother asks them to stop". The News-Press. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  13. ^ Greg Stanley (April 9, 2014). "Curt Clawson speaks out, attends press conference hosted by GOP opponents". Naples News. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  14. ^ Marc Caputo (February 3, 2014). "Goss Out, Benacquisto Running For Radel Seat (Updated)". Roll Call. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  15. ^ a b Jaffe, Alexandra (January 27, 2014). "Crowded field forming to succeed Radel". The Hill. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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  19. ^ a b Marc Caputo (November 20, 2013). "U.S. Rep. Trey Radel's GOP primary nightmare: FL Sen. Republican leader Lizbeth Benacquisto". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  20. ^ Marc Caputo (January 29, 2014). "Connie Mack won't run for Radel's vacated seat". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  21. ^ Derby, Kevin (March 6, 2014). "Gary Aubuchon backs Lizbeth Benacquisto for Congress". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  22. ^ a b "House Republican Women Endorse in Florida Special Primary | At the Races". Atr.rollcall.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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  24. ^ Nielsen, Allison (February 28, 2014). "Rep. Jason Chaffetz Endorses Lizbeth Benacquisto". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  25. ^ a b Derby, Kevin (March 10, 2014). "Tom Rooney and Mario Diaz-Balart back Lizbeth Benacquisto for Congress". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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  28. ^ "Sarah Palin joins Naples fundraiser for Benacquisto | The News-Press". news-press.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  29. ^ Derby, Kevin (February 27, 2014). "Republicans try to woo conservatives in CD 19". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  30. ^ Derby, Kevin (February 11, 2014). "Garrett Richter backs Lizbeth Benacquisto's bid for Congress". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  31. ^ Derby, Kevin (March 25, 2014). "Citing pro-life positions, Francis Rooney backs Lizbeth Benacquisto in CD 19". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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  33. ^ Derby, Kevin (February 26, 2014). "Conservative PAC Maggie's List backs Lizbeth Benacquisto in CD 19". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  34. ^ Wysocki, Heather (February 20, 2014). "Pair of congressional hopefuls nab endorsements". News Press. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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  37. ^ "Michelle Bachmann endorses Curt Clawson in CD 19 primary". SaintPetersBlog. April 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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  40. ^ "Town hall guests: Democrats vying for two congressional districts in Lehigh guests at Jan. 21 meeting". Leigh Acres Citizen. January 15, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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  43. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results: June 24, 2014 Special General Congressional 19". Florida Department of State Department of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

January 01, 1970
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2020 The 2014 special election for Florida s 19th congressional district was held on June 24 2014 following party primary elections which were held on April 22 The election was held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Trey Radel from the United States House of Representatives Radel resigned on January 27 2014 two months after he was arrested for possession of cocaine Curt Clawson was elected as the new U S Representative 2014 Florida s 19th congressional district special election 2012 June 24 2014 2014 Florida s 19th congressional district Nominee Curt Clawson April Freeman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 66 922 29 314 Percentage 66 9 29 3 County resultsClawson 60 70 70 80 U S Representative before election Trey Radel Republican Elected U S Representative Curt Clawson Republican Contents 1 Background 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 1 1 Declared 2 1 2 Declined 2 2 Endorsements 2 3 Polling 2 4 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 4 ReferencesBackground editOn October 29 2013 Radel was arrested in the District of Columbia for purchasing 3 5 grams 0 12 oz of cocaine from an undercover officer 1 2 He did not inform House Republicans about the arrest 3 Less than a month later Radel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation 4 The charge would have been a felony had it happened in his home state according to Terry Miller the Republican chairman in Lee County Florida 5 Radel announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from Congress to undergo addiction rehabilitation and that he would be donating his salary to charity during his absence 6 Following his announcement the Republican Party of Florida and Governor Rick Scott called on Radel to resign immediately and focus his attention on rehabilitation and his family 1 7 Radel returned to Congress in January 2014 vowing to continue to serve The House Ethics Committee began an investigation On January 27 he decided to announce his resignation effective that evening 2 3 Scott set April 22 as the date for the primary election and June 24 for the general election 8 Republican primary editThe News Press described the Republican primary the real contest in this heavily Republican district as a decidedly negative affair with hyperbolic accusations and character assassination floated freely in television ads mailers and news stories bombarding Southwest Florida voters With no difference on the issues among the three major candidates Benacquisto Clawson and Kreegel all attacked each other with Benacquisto attacked for being liberal and an ex Democrat Clawson as an uncaring businessman who laid off workers and drove his company into bankruptcy and Kreegel as a win at all costs conniver who violated election laws Dreikorn was considered to have little chance and largely refrained from attacking his fellow candidates calling for an end to the political infighting 9 In April 2014 Benacquisto Dreikorn and Kreegel attacked Clawson over his links to convicted child molester Glen Borst who was a childhood friend of Clawson and whose last known address was a house in Utah that Clawson owned 10 Clawson dismissed the attacks as politically driven that just couldn t be further from the truth and the mother of Borst s victim asked them to stop calling the politicization of the issue disturb ing and disgust ing 11 12 Benacquisto Dreikorn and Kreegel hosted a press conference on April 9 to demand answers from Clawson who made an impromptu and surprise appearance After Clawson made his case all four candidates pledged to stop attacking each other 13 Clawson won the primary with 38 of the vote Candidates edit Declared edit Lizbeth Benacquisto state senator 14 Curt Clawson businessman 15 Michael Dreikorn businessman 16 17 Paige Kreegel former state representative and candidate for the seat in 2012 18 Declined edit Gary Aubuchon former state representative and candidate for the seat in 2012 19 Chauncey Goss political consultant candidate for the seat in 2012 and son of former U S Representative Porter Goss 19 Connie Mack IV former U S Representative and nominee for the U S Senate in 2012 20 Gary Price vice mayor of Naples 15 Endorsements edit Lizbeth BenacquistoPoliticians Gary Aubuchon former state representative and candidate for the seat in 2012 21 Diane Black U S Representative R TN 22 Matt Caldwell state representative 23 Jason Chaffetz U S Representative R UT 24 Mario Diaz Balart U S Representative R FL 25 Dane Eagle state representative 26 Mike Huckabee former governor of Arkansas 27 Sarah Palin former governor of Alaska and 2008 vice presidential nominee 28 Sandra Mortham former Secretary of State of Florida 29 Kathleen Passidomo state representative 23 Garrett Richter state senator 30 Ray Rodrigues state representative 26 Francis Rooney former United States Ambassador to the Holy See 31 Tom Rooney U S Representative R FL 25 Aaron Schock U S Representative R IL 32 Ann Wagner U S Representative R MO and former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg 22 Organizations Maggie s List 33 Susan B Anthony List 34 Curt ClawsonPoliticians Connie Mack IV former U S Representative R FL 35 Rand Paul U S Senator R KY 36 Michele Bachmann U S Representative R MN 37 Organizations Tea Party Express 38 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror LizbethBenacquisto CurtClawson MichaelDreikorn PaigeKreegel Undecided Public Policy Polling April 14 16 2014 669 3 8 19 38 18 17 7 St Pete Polls April 9 2014 759 3 6 25 5 29 8 11 21 3 12 3 Hypothetical pollingPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror LizbethBenacquisto ChaunceyGoss PaigeKreegel ConnieMack IV Undecided St Pete Polls January 27 2014 1 284 2 7 32 5 15 3 9 6 22 3 20 3 Results edit Republican primary results 39 Party Candidate Votes Republican Curt Clawson 26 857 38 Republican Lizbeth Benacquisto 18 032 26 Republican Paige Kreegel 17 762 25 Republican Michael Dreikorn 7 560 11 Total votes 70 211 100General election editCandidates edit Curt Clawson Republican businessman April Freeman Democratic businesswoman and former Republican political activist 40 Ray Netherwood Libertarian 41 Timothy Rossano write in 42 Florida s 19th congressional district 2014 special 43 Party Candidate Votes Republican Curt Clawson 66 922 66 92 4 93 Democratic April Freeman 29 314 29 32 6 52 Libertarian Ray Netherwood 3 729 3 73 N A Independent Timothy J Rossano write in 24 0 02 N A Total votes 99 989 100 0 N A Republican holdReferences edit a b Trey Radel Florida Republicans urge cocaine congressman to quit BBC News November 25 2013 Retrieved November 26 2013 a b Ledyard King January 27 2014 Rep Trey Radel to resign after drug plea USA Today Retrieved January 27 2014 a b Marty Robin Trey Radel to resign House seat Politico Retrieved January 27 2014 Sherman Jake November 20 2013 Trey Radel pleads guilty to cocaine possession Politico Retrieved November 20 2013 Defying GOP Leaders Rep Trey Radel Won t Resign After Rehab WYSO Retrieved January 27 2014 Sherman Jake Trey Radel taking leave of absence from Congress Politico Retrieved November 20 2013 Henderson Jeff November 28 2013 Republicans Gear Up to Replace Trey Radel in Congress Sunshine State News Retrieved November 29 2013 Gov Scott sets special election to replace Radel The Hill January 31 2014 Retrieved May 5 2014 Ledyard King March 21 2014 Dirty politics Republican primary for House takes nasty turn The News Press Retrieved April 9 2014 Kevin Derby April 8 2014 Curt Clawson Faces Heat Over Ties to Child Molester Sunshine State News Retrieved April 9 2014 Jenna Buzzacco Foerster April 8 2014 Curt Clawson opponents call for him to explain ties to child assaulter he responds Naples News Retrieved April 9 2014 Heather Wysocki April 9 2014 Rivals link Clawson to sex offender victim s mother asks them to stop The News Press Retrieved April 9 2014 Greg Stanley April 9 2014 Curt Clawson speaks out attends press conference hosted by GOP opponents Naples News Retrieved April 10 2014 Marc Caputo February 3 2014 Goss Out Benacquisto Running For Radel Seat Updated Roll Call Retrieved February 3 2014 a b Jaffe Alexandra January 27 2014 Crowded field forming to succeed Radel The Hill Retrieved January 27 2014 Candidates and Races Candidate Tracking system Florida Division of Elections Department of State Election dos state fl us Archived from the original on August 31 2010 Retrieved May 5 2014 Florida s 19th District Dreikorn For Congress Archived from the original on March 1 2014 Retrieved May 5 2014 Peter Schorsch February 3 2014 Benacquisto Kreegel Off and Running in SW Florida Congressional Special Election Sunshine State News Archived from the original on February 20 2014 Retrieved February 3 2014 a b Marc Caputo November 20 2013 U S Rep Trey Radel s GOP primary nightmare FL Sen Republican leader Lizbeth Benacquisto Miami Herald Retrieved November 26 2013 Marc Caputo January 29 2014 Connie Mack won t run for Radel s vacated seat Tallahassee Democrat Retrieved January 29 2014 Derby Kevin March 6 2014 Gary Aubuchon backs Lizbeth Benacquisto for Congress Sunshine State News Retrieved May 5 2014 a b House Republican Women Endorse in Florida Special Primary At the Races Atr rollcall com Retrieved May 5 2014 a b Conservatives Trust Lizbeth Benacquisto Archived from the original on April 18 2014 Retrieved April 21 2014 Nielsen Allison February 28 2014 Rep Jason Chaffetz Endorses Lizbeth Benacquisto Sunshine State News Retrieved May 5 2014 a b Derby Kevin March 10 2014 Tom Rooney and Mario Diaz Balart back Lizbeth Benacquisto for Congress Sunshine State News Retrieved May 5 2014 a b Derby Kevin March 11 2014 Dane Eagle endorses Lizbeth Benacquisto for Congress Sunshine State News Archived from the original on May 20 2014 Retrieved May 5 2014 Derby Kevin April 7 2014 Mike Huckabee endorses Lizbeth Benacquisto for Congress Sunshine State News Archived from the original on April 8 2014 Retrieved May 5 2014 Sarah Palin joins Naples fundraiser for Benacquisto The News Press news press com Retrieved May 5 2014 Derby Kevin February 27 2014 Republicans try to woo conservatives in CD 19 Sunshine State News Retrieved May 5 2014 Derby Kevin February 11 2014 Garrett Richter backs Lizbeth Benacquisto s bid for Congress Sunshine State News Retrieved May 5 2014 Derby Kevin March 25 2014 Citing pro life positions Francis Rooney backs Lizbeth Benacquisto in CD 19 Sunshine State News Retrieved May 5 2014 Jay Newton Small April 23 2014 Lizbeth Benacquisto is Latest Republican Woman to Fall Short TIME Retrieved May 5 2014 Derby Kevin February 26 2014 Conservative PAC Maggie s List backs Lizbeth Benacquisto in CD 19 Sunshine State News Retrieved May 5 2014 Wysocki Heather February 20 2014 Pair of congressional hopefuls nab endorsements News Press Retrieved May 5 2014 Connie Mack Endorses in Special Election for Radel s Seat At the Races Atr rollcall com Retrieved May 5 2014 Rand Paul Endorses in Race to Replace Trey Radel At the Races Atr rollcall com Retrieved May 5 2014 Michelle Bachmann endorses Curt Clawson in CD 19 primary SaintPetersBlog April 18 2014 Retrieved May 5 2014 Endorses Curt Clawson for Florida s 19th Congressional District Special Election Tea Party Express Retrieved May 5 2014 Florida County Vote Results Associated Press Archived from the original on May 5 2014 Retrieved April 22 2014 Town hall guests Democrats vying for two congressional districts in Lehigh guests at Jan 21 meeting Leigh Acres Citizen January 15 2014 Retrieved April 9 2014 District 19 congressional Republican primary roundup The News Press April 21 2014 Retrieved April 22 2014 Replay Republican congressional debate for 19th District seat The News Press February 25 2014 Retrieved April 22 2014 Florida Department of State Election Results June 24 2014 Special 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