While the presidential election is garnering the national headlines, 2008 is a very active election year on both the state and local level here in Jacksonville. Although it’s not a mayoral or City Council election year, there are plenty of seats open and plenty of candidates have already filed to run, although several as still unopposed.
The following is a list of those seats and candidates, party affiliation as well as how much campaign money has been raised if applicable.
U. S. representative
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Dist. 3: | Larry Will Penpek (NPA) | |
Dist. 4: | Ander Crenshaw (REP, incumbent) | |
| James Joseph “Jay” McGovern (DEM) | |
Dist. 6: | Clifford Stearns (REP, incumbent) | |
| State attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit
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| Angela Corey (REP), $212,492 | |
| Jay Plotkin (REP), $207,943 | Public defender, Fourth Judicial Circuit
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| Matthew Shirk (REP), $0 | |
| Bill White (DEM, incumbent), $0 | State senator
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Dist. 1: | Anthony Hill Sr. (DEM, incumbent), $98,275 | |
Dist. 5: | Stephen Wise (REP, incumbent), $104,663 | | State representative
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Dist. 12: | Janet Adkins (REP), $83,605 | |
| Bob Milner (REP), $74,560 | |
Dist. 13: | Jennifer Carroll (REP, incumbent), $27,200 | |
Dist. 14: | Donald Foy (REP), $1,925 | |
| Mia Jones (DEM), $0 | |
| Pat Lockett-Felder (DEM), $49,148 | |
Dist. 15: | Audrey Gibson (DEM, incumbent), $15,507 | |
Dist. 16: | Charles McBurney Jr. (REP, incumbent), $2,500 | |
Dist. 17: | Gordon Morgan (REP), $41,963 | |
| Lake Ray III (REP), $100,325 | |
| Mario Rubio (REP), $53,825 | |
Dist. 18: | Elaine Brown (REP), $134,320 | |
| John Capra (REP), $36,657 | |
| Ronald “Doc” Renuart (REP), $109,135 | |
| Dave Smith (DEM), $0 | |
Dist. 19: | Mike Weinstein (REP), $202,163 | Circuit judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit
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Group 4: | Jim Daniel, $169,000 | |
Group 5: | W. Gregg McCaulie (incumbent) | |
Group 11: | Mark Hulsey III | |
| Adrian Soud, $13,100 | |
Group 13: | David Gooding (incumbent) | |
Group 14: | Peter Fryefield (incumbent) | |
Group 19: | Jefferson Morrow (incumbent) | |
Group 27: | Brad Stetson (incumbent) | |
Group 28: | Frederic Buttner III, $33,500 | |
| Virginia Norton, $11,510 | |
Group 30: | Waddell Wallace (incumbent) | Duval County Court judge
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Group 13: | Kevin Blazs (incumbent) | |
Group 14: | Gary Flower (incumbent) | |
Group 16: | Angela Cox (incumbent) | Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts
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| Jim Fuller (incumbent) | Duval County School Board
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Dist. 1: | Ken Manuel | |
| Jim Moser, $4,000 | |
| Cathie Pittman Shimp | |
Dist. 3: | Jack Daniels, $500 | |
| W.C. Gentry | |
| Debra Jahns-Nelson | |
| Chris “Dale” Monti | |
Dist. 5: | Betty Burney (incumbent) | |
Dist. 7: | Tommy Hazouri, $26,000 | |
| John Turner (incumbent), $304 | Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors
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Group 2: | Jeff Hunt | |
Group 3: | Derek Washington | |
Group 4: | Katrina Finley | Sources: Florida Department of State Division of Elections and Supervisor of Elections Office. If no contributions are listed, the candidate has not yet been required to submit a treasurer’s report based on the date the documents were filed, his or her candidacy or other statutory requirements.
