Election checklist: Who's running in Central Florida's big 2018 races

CENTRAL FLORIDA — Florida's big midterm races are getting national attention during the 2018 election season.

No matter where you live, Florida voters will decide three major categories: Florida governor, U.S. Senator, and U.S. House Representative.

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Here is a guide to all of the major races:

Incumbent democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is being challenged by republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Primary voters will not cast a ballot in this race for the Aug. 28 primary because each major party has only one candidate.

Voters will decide on this race on Election Day, Nov. 6.

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With Gov. Rick Scott leaving office because of a two-term limit, both parties are vying for the state's top executive office.

Republican candidates:

• Don Baldauf 
• U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis 
• Timothy Devine
• Bob Langford
• John Joseph Mercadante
• Bruce Nathan
• Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam
• Republican Liberty Caucus chairman Bob White

Democratic candidates:

• Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum
• Former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham
• Jeff Greene
• Chris King
• Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine
• Alex "Lundy" Lundmark
• John Wetherbee

Voters registered as republicans or democrats will choose a candidate for their respective party in the primary Tues., Aug. 28.

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All 27 of Florida’s congressional districts are up for grabs. The republican party currently holds 16 of the 27 congressional seats.

U.S. House races impacting Central Florida:

• Republican incumbent Neal Dunn face will face democrats Brandon Scott Peters or Bob Rackleff in the November election.
• 2nd Congressional District map:

• Republican incumbent Ted Yoho faces challenger Judson Sapp in the GOP primary. Democrats Dushyant Gosai, Yvonne Hayes Hinson and Tom Wells are vying for a place on the November ballot.
• 3rd Congressional District map:

• Current U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is running for governor and is not eligible to run for another term in congress. The republicans vying to replace him are former State Rep. Fred Costello, Michael Waltz and John Ward. The democrats running are Stephen Sevigny, Nancy Soderberg and John Upchurch.
• 6th Congressional district map:

• Incumbent democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy faces a challenge from democrat Chardo Richardson. Republicans vying for the seat are Vennia Francois, State Rep. Mike Miller, and Scott Sturgill.
• 7th Congressional District map:

• Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Posey faces Democratic challenger Sanjay Patel on the November ballot.
• 8th Congressional District map:

• Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Darren Soto faces a primary challenge from fellow democrat Alan Grayson, who represented this district from 2013 to 2017, and the 8th district from 2009 to 2011. The winner will face republican Wayne Liebnitzky in the November election.
• 9th Congressional District map:

• Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Val Demings faces a primary challenge from democrat Wade Darius. No republicans have filed to run against the democratic nominee.​​​​​​
• 10th Congressional District map:

• Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster will face democrat Dana Cottrell on the November ballot.
• 11th Congressional District map:

• Current republican U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross will retire from Congress after eight years. Running to replace him are republicans Neil Combee, Sean Harper, Danny Kushmer, Curt Rogers, Ed Shoemaker and State Rep. Ross Spano. Democratic candidates are Kristen Carlson, Andrew Learned and Raymond Pena, Jr.
• 15th Congressional District map:

• Current republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Rooney is not seeking reelection. Running to replace him are republicans Bill Akins, State Rep. Julio Gonzalez and Greg Steube. The democratic candidates are April Freeman and Bill Pollard.
• 17th Congressional District map:

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