Richard Dembinsky

Richard Dembinsky

No Party Affiliation

Candidate, U.S. House Florida District 6

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 5, 2024

Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District. He is a write-in candidate in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Elections

2024

See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)

Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 6

Incumbent Michael Waltz, James Stockton, and Richard Dembinsky are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Michael Waltz (R)
		James Stockton (D)
		Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. James Stockton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6

Incumbent Michael Waltz defeated John Grow in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Waltz	82.0	65,191
		John Grow	18.0	14,269

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 79,460
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Stephanie Gaddis (R)
• Mathias Lenssen (R)

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2022

State senate

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 8

Incumbent Tom Wright defeated Andrea Williams in the general election for Florida State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Wright (R)	63.0	133,012
		Andrea Williams (D)	37.0	78,085

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,097
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 8

Andrea Williams defeated Richard Dembinsky in the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 8 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Williams	84.7	31,058
		Richard Dembinsky	15.3	5,593

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,651
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 8.

Florida chief financial officer

General election

General election for Florida Chief Financial Officer

Incumbent Jimmy Patronis defeated Adam Hattersley in the general election for Florida Chief Financial Officer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmy Patronis (R)	59.5	4,528,811
		Adam Hattersley (D)	40.5	3,085,697

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,614,508
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Adam Hattersley advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida Chief Financial Officer.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jimmy Patronis advanced from the Republican primary for Florida Chief Financial Officer.

Governor of Florida

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

• John Joseph Mercadante (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Hector Roos advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Florida.

2020

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 7

Incumbent Travis Hutson defeated Heather Hunter and Richard Dembinsky in the general election for Florida State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Travis Hutson (R)	61.7	212,577
		Heather Hunter (D)	38.3	131,763
		Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 344,353
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Heather Hunter advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 7.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Travis Hutson advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 7.

2018

See also: Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018

Dembinsky was a write-in candidate for chief financial officer of Florida.

2016

State senate

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida State Senate 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 Dorothy Hukill defeated Richard Paul Dembinsky in the Florida State Senate District 14 general election.

Florida State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dorothy Hukill Incumbent	68.44%	158,946
	No party affiliation	Richard Paul Dembinsky	31.56%	73,299
Total Votes				232,245
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Incumbent Dorothy Hukill ran unopposed in the Florida State Senate District 14 Republican primary.

Florida State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dorothy Hukill Incumbent (unopposed)

Richard Paul Dembinsky listed no party affiliation on the candidate list.

U.S. House

See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Dembinsky ran in the 2016 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 6th District. Dembinsky withdrew from the race before the filing deadline.

2014

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Florida State Senate 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. Incumbent Dorothy L. Hukill was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Dembinsky lost to incumbent Dorothy Hukill (R) in the November 2 general election.

Florida House of Representatives, District 28 2010 General Election Results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Dorothy Hukill (R)		42,097	99.73%
Richard Dembinsky (Write-in)		114	0.27%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Dembinsky was defeated by incumbent Evelyn Lynn (R) in the race to represent the 7th District in the Florida State Senate. Lynn raised $352,140, while Dembinsky raised $1,564.

Florida State Senate, District 7 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Evelyn Lynn (R)		140,910	73.5%
Richard Dembinsky (NPA)		50,797	26.5%

2006

Dembinsky ran for election to the office of Governor of Florida in 2006. He was defeated by Charlie Crist (R) in the general election.

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Richard Dembinsky campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Florida State Senate District 8	Lost primary	$4,088	$3,670
Grand total			$4,088	$3,670
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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