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Ricardo Rangel (Democrat) was a candidate who sought election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 22. Rangel lost the primary on August 28, 2018.
Rangel was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 43 of the Florida House of Representatives. He was also a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Florida. He dropped out of the race in May 2016.
Rangel is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 43 from 2012 to 2014.
Incumbent Kelli Stargel (R) defeated Bob Doyel (D) in the general election for Florida State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Kelli Stargel (R) |
52.8
|
105,575 |
|
|
Bob Doyel (D) |
47.2
|
94,295 | |
|
|
Total votes: 199,870 |
Bob Doyel defeated Ricardo Rangel in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 22 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Bob Doyel (D) |
66.1
|
20,784 |
|
|
Ricardo Rangel (D) |
33.9
|
10,677 | |
|
|
Total votes: 31,461 |
Incumbent Kelli Stargel advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 22 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate |
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| ✔ |
|
Kelli Stargel (R) |
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Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent John Cortes ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 43 general election.| Florida House of Representatives, District 43 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  John Cortes Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||
| Florida House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Cortes Incumbent |
41.80% | 4,589 | |
| Democratic | Ricardo Rangel | 29.20% | 3,206 | |
| Democratic | Sara Shaw | 28.99% | 3,183 | |
| Total Votes | 10,978 | |||
Rangel ran in the 2016 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 9th District. He withdrew from the race prior to the filing deadline.
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. John Cortes defeated incumbent Ricardo Rangel in the Democratic primary, while Carlos L. Irizarry, Sr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cortes defeated Irizarry in the general election.
| Florida House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
John Cortes |
51.7% | 2,844 |
| Ricardo Rangel Incumbent | 48.3% | 2,653 |
| Total Votes | 5,497 | |
Rangel won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 43. Rangel was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Art Otero (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
| Florida House of Representatives, District 43, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ricardo Rangel |
67.7% | 36,574 | |
| Republican | Art Otero | 32.3% | 17,434 | |
| Total Votes | 54,008 | |||
