Lucas Overby
Lucas Overby was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of Florida.[1] Lucas Overby lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
He was a 2014 Libertarian special election candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of Florida.[2] He was defeated by David Jolly in the general special election on March 11, 2014.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Overby's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]
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Elections
2014
General election
Overby ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 13th District.[1] Overby ran as a Libertarian candidate. He was defeated by incumbent David Jolly (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  David Jolly Incumbent |
75.2% | 168,172 | |
| Libertarian | Lucas Overby | 24.7% | 55,318 | |
| Write-in | Michael Stephen Levinson | 0% | 86 | |
| Total Votes | 223,576 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Special election
Overby ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House, representing Florida's 13th District.[2] Overby ran as a Libertarian candidate. He was defeated by David Jolly in the general special election on March 11, 2014.[3]
Overby announced on April 22, 2014, that he would not run in the regularly scheduled election in November 2014.[7]
| U.S. House, Florida District 13 General Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Jolly |
48.5% | 88,294 | |
| Democratic | Alex Sink | 46.6% | 84,877 | |
| Libertarian | Lucas Overby | 4.8% | 8,799 | |
| Total Votes | 181,970 | |||
| Source: Unoffocial Results via Associated Press | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Election Division, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tampa Bay Times, "In Pinellas congressional race, jockeying continues and Ehrlich gets endorsement," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "U.S. House - District 13 - General," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Sykes in, Overby out in Pinellas congressional race," accessed April 23, 2014
