FL-HD35: Incumbent Tom Keen (D) focusing on property insurance, abortion, in rematch with Erika Booth (R)

Tom Keen and Erika Booth face off to represent HD 35 in Central Florida 10 months after a special election that determined the same race.

This time, the race will appear down-ballot, overshadowed by higher-profile votes like the presidential and U.S. Senate elections plus highly funded and hard-fought constitutional amendment campaigns. Still, the race seems likely to feature higher turnout than in the special election, which saw just over 22,000 voters.

Now-Rep. Keen won the district, which spans parts of Orange and Osceola counties, in January, 51.3%-48.7%. Keen, a Democrat, took the seat after Republican Fred Hawkins left to assume the presidency of South Florida State College, prompting the special election.

Hawkins won the first race for the redrawn seat by nearly 11% in 2022 following reapportionment. The special election flip to a Democrat did not deter Republican Erika Booth from running for the spot again. She won the August Republican primary with 63% of the vote.



https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/10/28/incumbent-tom-keen-focusing-on-property-insurance-abortion-in-rematch-with-erika-booth/