Election Night Results: 2022

As the fog of election night clears, the political tv ads have ended, and your mailbox is no longer bursting at the seams with campaign mailers, let's take a closer look at what this means for Southwest Florida and the rest of the state.

Governor Ron DeSantis was handed a landslide re-election victory against former Congressman Charlie Crist. At the time of writing, DeSantis won securing 59.4% of the vote with close to 4.6 million votes. Senator Marco Rubio also won re-election against his opponent Congresswoman Val Demings. Senator Rubio secured 57.7% of the vote with a total of 4.46 million votes.

Full Republican Cabinet Republicans now control all state cabinet positions which include Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, and Agriculture Commissioner.

Senate President-Designate Kathleen Passidomo and Speaker Designate Paul Renner had a large victory on election night as the Republican party kept control of both chambers of the state legislature going into the 2023 legislative session, beginning March 7th.

House Republicans gained seats during the election ballooning their already large majority to a total of 85 seats with Democrats claiming 35 seats.

Senate Republicans gained 5 seats growing their majority to 28, while Democrats will have 12 seats.

Now let's shift the focus on a few of the local races that will have an impact on the apartment industry. Starting with Fort Myers, Mayor Kevin Anderson succeeded in his re-election bid with 79.41% of the vote while the Collier County Commission will have two new members Chris Hall and Dan Kowal replacing outgoing Commissioners Andy Solis and Penny Taylor. The Southwest Florida Apartment Association looks forward to working with the re-elected and newly elected officials to continue the meaningful discussion on the apartment industry. 

Members who have questions about SWFAA’s industry advocacy may contact Johnmichael Fernandez, local government affairs manager, at johnmichael@faahq.org.