Real estate agent to Primary Kat Cammack, while a familiar Democrat awaits in November

U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack got more than 85% of the vote when she faced a Primary challenger in 2022. Yet in 2024, a realtor from Dunnellon hopes to at least run a more competitive race.

Alec Stevens qualified for the Republican Primary in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District this week. While he did not immediately return Florida Politics’ request for comment on Friday morning, he told a local television station back in February that it was his God-given duty to run.

Stevens will need more than a divine imprimatur against Cammack, a former U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho aide with a master’s degree in national defense and strategic studies from the United States Naval War College. Federal Election Commission records show that she closed March with more than $763,000 cash on hand.

Stevens has yet to record financial activity.

The winner of this Primary will go on to face the sole Democrat who qualified, repeat candidate Tom Wells.

A physicist from Gainesville, Wells got roughly a third of the vote in his Primary contest in 2022 against eventual nominee Danielle Hawk. He got the same amount of support in three-way Primary battles in 2018 and 2020.

He has yet to record fundraising this cycle.

Florida’s 3rd Congressional District is built for the GOP, with more than 214,000 Republicans, giving them a roughly 60,000 registrant advantage over Democrats.

Its biggest city is Gainesville, and it includes 12 counties in North Central Florida.