Benjamin Horbowy

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Benjamin Horbowy

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Last election

August 18, 2026

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Benjamin Horbowy (Republican Party) ran for election for Florida Chief Financial Officer. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 18, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2026

General election

General election for Florida Chief Financial Officer

Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia and Annette Taddeo are running in the general election for Florida Chief Financial Officer on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Blaise Ingoglia (R)
		Annette Taddeo (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida Chief Financial Officer

Annette Taddeo defeated Earle Ford in the Democratic primary for Florida Chief Financial Officer on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Taddeo	65.6	792,992
		Earle Ford	34.4	414,982

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,207,974
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida Chief Financial Officer

Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia defeated Frank Collige in the Republican primary for Florida Chief Financial Officer on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blaise Ingoglia	61.3	965,965
		Frank Collige	38.7	609,606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,575,571
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Steele (R)
• Benjamin Horbowy (R)
• Joe Gruters (R)

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2020

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 3

Loranne Ausley defeated Marva Harris Preston in the general election for Florida State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Loranne Ausley (D)	53.4	137,609
	Submit photo	Marva Harris Preston (R)	46.6	120,176

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,785
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Loranne Ausley advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 3.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Maddox (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 3

Marva Harris Preston defeated Benjamin Horbowy in the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 3 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marva Harris Preston	78.7	31,683
		Benjamin Horbowy	21.3	8,555

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,238
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Erin Gill (L)

Campaign themes

2026

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Benjamin Horbowy campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2020	Florida State Senate District 3	Lost primary	$3,246	N/A**
Grand total			$3,246	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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