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An American flag flies over the Florida Capitol in this file photo in Tallahassee. Two Democrats — former House members Carlos Guillermo Smith, of Orlando, and Mack Bernard, of West Palm Beach — locked up Senate seats, while nine incumbent House members won additional two-year terms as a qualifying period ended Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) 
Eleven candidates, mostly incumbents and many from South Florida, won legislative races Friday as they did not draw opponents before a qualifying deadline, while the Florida Democratic Party hit a goal of having candidates vie for every seat up for election.
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