Many legislative races decided; GOP will keep majority

[Freddie Stubbs]

By DAVID ROYSE, Associated Press
August 25, 2004

TALLAHASSEE — Democrat and Republican voters in just 35 of the state's 120 House districts will have a chance to choose their party's nominee for representative in the Aug. 31 primary.

In the other 85 districts, the process is locked up, with one party or the other only putting forth one candidate — and in many cases not having a candidate at all.

A few of those 35 primaries have been hotly contested: a South Florida Republican race that received attention for a flier questioning whether voting machines will work, and a central Florida Democratic primary where some party stalwarts are backing a challenger to the incumbent have drawn attention.

But in most of Florida, voters have already had their party's candidate chosen.

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1. If You Are in Distict 36 Vote Berger

Sheri McInvale is the Democratic incumbent. There is no Republican in the race so August 31 is it.

Sheri is not a true Democrat, Marni Berger is. Marni has the endorsement of AFL-CIO, Florida NOW and Rainbow Democratic Club (GLBT Issues.) The Florida legislature is dominated by Republicans, and Sheri wants to play nice with them. Marni wants to stand up for working families. For example, she wants to propose legislation to repeal the ban on gay people adopting.

If you are in Florida House District 36 go to the polls on Tuesday August 31 (or before at early voting sites) and fill in the arrow next to Marni's name.