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Charles David Hood Jr.

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Florida 7th Circuit Court

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Charles David "Dave" Hood Jr. is aRepublican and former judge of theSeventh Circuit Court inFlorida. He was appointed byGov.Rick Scott (R), and he took office on October 6, 2014. He lost his bid for a full term in theprimary election on August 30, 2016.

Hood served as aRepublican member of theFlorida House of Representatives from 2012 to September 26, 2014, representingDistrict 25. He resigned after being appointed to the circuit court.^[1]

Elections

2016

See also:Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Florida's 20circuit courts all had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 151 seats up for election, 125 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 26 opposed races, only 10 saw more than two candidates file. Candidates who received a majority of votes cast in the primary election on August 30, 2016, won the race and did not advance to the general election. Races where no candidate receives 50 percent plus one of the votes cast required a general election on November 8, 2016, between the top two primary vote recipients.A. Kathleen McNeilly defeated incumbentCharles David Hood Jr. in the Group 13 primary election for Florida's 7th Circuit Court.^[2]

Florida 7th Circuit Court, Group 13 Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
A. Kathleen McNeilly	55.81%	80,526
Charles David Hood Jr.Incumbent	44.19%	63,760
Total Votes		144,286
Source:Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2016

Selection method

See also:Nonpartisan elections

There are597 judges on theFlorida Circuit Court, each elected via nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seat.^[3]

Thechief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for two years.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:^[3]

• a qualified elector;
• a state resident;
• admitted to practice law in the state for five years; and
• under the age of 75 (retirement at 75 ismandatory).

2012

See also:Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hood won election in the2012 election forFlorida House of Representatives District 25. Hood ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeatedChristina Spencer-Kephart (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[4]

Florida House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dave Hood	61.3%	45,951
	Independent	Christina Spencer-Kephart	38.7%	29,026
Total Votes				74,977

Legislative career

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hood served on the following committees:

Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, theFlorida State Legislature was in session from March 3 through May 5.

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• Let Florida Decide

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• The American Conservative Union

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2013

Campaign finance summary

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See also

• Florida 7th Circuit Court
• Florida local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Florida House of Representatives

External links

• Profile from Open States
• Campaign Contributions:2012

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