With a deadline at noon Tuesday to get on the ballot, 10 candidates qualified Monday for a special Senate election and two special House elections in Northeast Florida.
The special elections stem from former Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, resigning from his Senate District 6 seat last month to become president of Florida State University. The qualifying period for the elections started Monday morning.
State Rep. Travis Hutson, R-Elkton, state Rep. Ronald “Doc” Renuart, R-Ponte Vedra Beach and Daytona Beach Democrat David Cox qualified to run in Senate District 6, according to the state Division of Elections website.
As of Monday evening, the website also showed that St. Johns County Republicans Jack Capra, Michael Davis and Cyndi Stevenson, along with write-in candidate Mary Anne Boczek, had qualified to run in House District 17, which will be vacated by Renuart.
Also, Palm Coast Republican Paul Renner and St. Augustine Republicans Sheamus McNeeley and Ron Sanchez had qualified to run in House District 24, which will be vacated by Hutson.
The special primary elections will be Jan. 27, with special general elections slated for April 7.
Senate District 6 includes St. Johns, Flagler and Putnam counties and part of Volusia County. House District 17 is in St. Johns County, while House District 24 includes Flagler County and
parts of St. Johns and Volusia counties.