James Thompson (Florida)
James Thompson (No Party Affiliation) ran for election for Governor of Florida. He was disqualified as a write-in from the general election scheduled on November 8, 2022.
Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James Thompson was born in Vienna, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1969 to 1971. His career experience includes working as an author.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Florida
Incumbent Ron DeSantis defeated Charlie Crist, Carmen Gimenez, and Hector Roos in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ron DeSantis (R) | 59.4 | 4,614,210 |
![]() | Charlie Crist (D) | 40.0 | 3,106,313 | |
![]() | Carmen Gimenez (No Party Affiliation) | 0.4 | 31,577 | |
Hector Roos (L) | 0.2 | 19,299 |
Total votes: 7,771,399 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
- Frank Hughes Jr. (No Party Affiliation)
- Piotr Blass (No Party Affiliation)
- Jodi Jeloudov (No Party Affiliation)
- James Thompson (No Party Affiliation)
- Mark Graham (Unity Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Florida
Charlie Crist defeated Nikki Fried, Cadance Daniel, and Robert Willis in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Charlie Crist | 59.7 | 904,524 |
![]() | Nikki Fried | 35.3 | 535,480 | |
![]() | Cadance Daniel | 2.5 | 38,198 | |
![]() | Robert Willis | 2.4 | 36,786 |
Total votes: 1,514,988 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Dembinsky (D)
- David Nelson Freeman (D)
- Amaro Lionheart (D)
- Annette Taddeo (D)
- Alex Lundmark (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ron DeSantis advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Florida.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Hector Roos advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Florida.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thompson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I AM A TWO-WAR COMBAT VETERAN, RUNNING TO RESTORE THE MORAL COMPASS OF FLORIDA AND THIS COUNTRY. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.
- WE THE PEOPLE MEANS MORE THAN A POLITICAL STATEMENT IN AN INTERVIEW
- UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL, PRIDE COMES BEFORE DESTRUCTION WE ARE CURRLENLY HEADED TOWARDS DESTRUCTION AS A COUNTRY
- THE ONLY WAY AMERICA CAN BE GREAT IS TO RISE ABOUT THE POLITICAL RHETORIC AND EMBRACE WE THE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF WE A POLITICAL PARTY
WOMEN'S RIGHTS PERIOD.
BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.
TO DEFUND THE FEW RULING THE MANY CONCEPT, WE THE PEOPLE.
VOTING RIGHTS.
FREE SPEECH, YES BUT TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THOSE WHO SPEAK DIVISIVE HATE AND ETHNIC RHETORIC.
NOT TO DEFUND THE POLICE, BUT REMOVE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY AND HOLD RENEGADE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABLE
MENTAL SICKNESS IS RACIAL HATE AND ABUSES THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.
I LOOK UP TO THE WORD OF GOD AS THE SPIRIT OF GOD GIVES ME REVELATION
YES, ANY BOOK THAT SPEAKS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORAL COMPASS, REGARDLESS OF ITS PLACE OF ORIGIN, ANY BOOK THAT HELPS THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT.
A MORAL COMPASS THAT POINTS TOWARDS INTEGRITY AND TRUTH
A MORAL COMPASS WITH TRAINING IN THE MARINES AND ARMY DEVELOPING COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION, WITHOUT BIAS OR PERSONAL GAIN
UNBIAS INTEGRITY
A SERVANT OF GOD WHO SERVED HIS PEOPLE WITH INTEGRITY
vOTING RIGHTS ACT AUGUST 6, 1965, I WAS 14 YEARS OLD
LAWN SERVICE 12 YEARS OLD HELD IT FOR 1 YEAR
THE BIBLE, BECAUSE OF THE GOLD NUGGETS IN IT THAT POINT TO SPIRITUAL REVELATION AND ELEVATION. THERE ARE MORE BOOKS, BUT THIS ONE STARTED MY JOURNEY.
ALL I NEED IS YOU BY THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS
COMBAT SERVICE IN VIETNAM WITH THE MARINES AND COMBAT SERVICE IN SAUDI ARABIA,
IT MEANS HIS CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE NOT JUST HIS POLITICAL PARTY, HE WORKS FOR THE STATE NOT A POLITICAL PARTY.
THE PEOPLE AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF HIS OR HER STATE.
TO OVERSEE, TO MAKE SURE THE BEST PEOPLE ARE IN PLACE. ENSURING THEY HAVE A HEART FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
HE OR SHE SHOULD USE THAT POWER TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE AND IN DOING SO HE OR SHE PROTECTS THE STATE
YES, IN LINE WITH THE TITLE GOVERNOR AS DEFINED AS "A DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY REGULATING THE SUPPLY OF FUEL, WATER OR STEAM TO A MACHINE ENSURING UNIFORM MOTION OR LIMITING SPEED"
THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNOR OF A STATE TO ENSURE STABILITY.
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
ITS BEAUTY, ITS BEACHES, AND ITS POTENTIAL TO BE A POSITIVE EXAMPLE FOR THE COUNTRY,
UNITY, FORGING A BOND OF UNITY IN THE MINDS OF THE PEOPLE AND REMOVING THE POLITICAL DESIRE FOR POWER, WHICH CAUSES DIVISION AND DISHARMONY.
IF YOU WHAT TO HEAR GOD LAUGH TELL HIM YOUR PLANS
IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WHICH REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STATE AND ITS PEOPLE
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 13, 2022
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