Yesterday’s primary night was an exciting one for Victory-endorsed candidates — with 11 of our 15 candidates advancing to the general election! All five of our Florida State House candidates won their primaries, which sets the stage for potentially quintupling LGBTQ representation in the Florida state House this November, an incredible opportunity given Florida continues to be a low-equality state for LGBTQ people.
Here are the Victory-endorsed openly LGBTQ candidates who won their primary races in Arizona and Florida:
ARIZONACongressional Races
Matt Heinz won his primary for AZ-02 with 53.2% ( 27,791 votes) of the vote.
Kyrsten Sinema won her primary for AZ-10 with 100% (33,650) of the vote, and will face Dave Giles in November.
Legislative Races
Daniel Hernandez won his primary for AZ State Rep. with 33.71% (5,446) of the vote, alongside Rosanna Galbadon.
Local Races
Steve Gallardo won his primary for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (AZ) with 100% of the vote.
FLORIDALegislative Races
Beth Tuura won her primary for Florida State Rep. with 46.3% (5,021) of the vote.
Carlos Guillermo Smith won his primary for Florida State Rep. with 100% of the vote.
Jennifer Webb won her primary for Florida State Rep. with 100% of the vote.
Ken Keechl won his primary for Florida State Rep. with 71.29% (6,790) of the vote.
David Richardson won his primary for Florida State Rep. with 77.03% (4,263) of the vote.
Local Races
Steve Smith won his primary for Florida Keys Mosquito Control Commissioner with 100% of the vote.
Lea Krauss won her primary for Broward County Circuit Judge with 37.67% (59,337) of the vote.
