Kelly HayesJune 8, 2021
4min844
Abbott faces two fellow Republican candidates in the HD 5 race — Vance Coley and Joel Clinton Pate.
Tag: House District 5
Kelly HayesJune 8, 2021
Jacob OglesApril 13, 2021
5min1173
Two other Republicans reported modest numbers for March.
Drew WilsonFebruary 17, 2021
5min2182
Pate, a Graceville Republican, is the third candidate to throw his hat in the ring.
Drew WilsonFebruary 16, 20215min3136
Abbott is a Defuniak Springs native and small business owner.
Jacob OglesSeptember 1, 2020
4min479
Anita Huffman had filed against Brad Drake, but a document error disqualified her.
Jacob OglesJune 1, 2020
8min790
Challengers emerging in SD 27, HD 3, HD 5, HD 34.
Drew WilsonJune 19, 2018
3min386
Republican Rep. Brad Drake is no longer unopposed in his bid for another term in House District 5. Miami Democrat Heath Bennett Rassner, who lives 600 miles away from the Panhandle district filed for the seat Tuesday. That’s a bigger step than any Democrat living in the district has taken since the seat was redrawn […]
Jim RosicaJune 15, 2016
4min408
Former state Rep. Bev Kilmer says she meets the residency requirements needed to again serve in the House. Kilmer, a Republican who was in the Florida House of Representatives 1998-2004, moved back to the Panhandle from Texas to run for House District 5. The mostly rural district includes Holmes, Jackson, Walton and Washington counties and northern Bay […]
Peter SchorschMay 20, 2016
3min361
A new poll of House District 5 voters shows incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Drake with a 32-point lead over his primary challenger, former state Rep. Bev Kilmer. The survey revealed that, in a head-to-head matchup, Drake leads Kilmer 40 percent to 17 percent. Among the most likely Republican primary voters Drake leads 61 to 20 […]
Drew WilsonNovember 10, 2015
3min357
House District 5 added a third candidate last week, and the way things are shaping up voters will have their pick of representatives past and present on Election Day. Former Rep. Jamey Westbrook, who runs a well-drilling business, filed for the seat Friday as a no-party candidate, joining Republican Rep. Bev Kilmer and incumbent Republican Rep. […]