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Usha Jain

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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M.D.

MGM Medical College, Indore, India

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Usha Jain (No Party Affiliation) ran for election to theU.S. House to representFlorida's 10th Congressional District. She lost in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

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Jain was a2017Republican special election candidate forDistrict 44 of theFlorida House of Representatives.

Biography

Jain was born in Mandsaur, India. She received her M.D. from MGM Medical College in Indore, India. She also earned a degree in government in 1969. Her professional experience includes working as a doctor.^[1][2]

Elections

2022

See also: Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 10

Maxwell Alejandro Frost defeatedCalvin Wimbish,Jason Holic, andUsha Jain in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D)	59.0	117,955
		Calvin Wimbish (R)	39.4	78,844
		Jason Holic (No Party Affiliation)	1.0	2,001
		Usha Jain (No Party Affiliation)	0.6	1,110

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 199,910
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 10

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 10 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maxwell Alejandro Frost	34.8	19,288
		Randolph Bracy III	24.7	13,677
		Alan Grayson	15.4	8,526
		Corrine Brown	9.5	5,274
		Natalie Jackson	7.0	3,872
		Teresa Tachon	2.3	1,301
		Jeffrey Boone	2.1	1,181
	Submit photo	Terence Gray	1.9	1,032
		Jack Achenbach	1.3	714
		Khalid Muneer	1.1	604

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,469
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aramis Ayala (D)
• Eric Atkinson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 10

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 10 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Calvin Wimbish	44.4	12,103
		Tuan Le	13.2	3,601
		Peter Weed	13.0	3,541
		Thuy Lowe	11.8	3,201
		Willie Montague	11.7	3,176
		Lateresa Jones	5.9	1,614

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,236
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carter Morgan (R)
• Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (R)
• Troy Rambaransingh (R)
• William King (R)

2020

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 44

IncumbentGeraldine Thompson defeatedBruno Portigliatti in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 44 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Geraldine Thompson (D)	52.4	61,564
		Bruno Portigliatti (R)	47.6	55,950

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,514
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44

IncumbentGeraldine Thompson defeatedAndy Farrell in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Geraldine Thompson	80.9	14,412
		Andy Farrell	19.1	3,407

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,819
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shante Munns (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44

Bruno Portigliatti defeatedFrank Blanco in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 44 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruno Portigliatti	74.0	10,124
	Submit photo	Frank Blanco	26.0	3,562

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,686
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tamberly McCarus (R)
• Usha Jain (R)
• Raleigh Steinhauer (R)

2018

See also:Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 andFlorida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary)

Florida held an election forgovernor andlieutenant governor in 2018. A primary election was held on August 28, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to participate in the primary was June 22, 2018.

2017

FL House District 44

See also:Florida state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position ofFlorida House of RepresentativesDistrict 44 was called for October 10, 2017. There was a special primary election on August 15, 2017.^[3] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the election was June 20, 2017.^[4]

Candidates who successfully filed to run in this election includeDemocratPaul Chandler andRepublicansUsha Jain,John Newstreet,Bobby Olszewski, andBruno Portigliatti.^[5] Chandler was the only Democrat to file on June 20, so there was no Democratic primary held. Jain, Newstreet, Olszewski, and Portigliatti faced off in the Republican primary on August 15.

Olszewski won the Republican primary. He competed in the special election on October 10.^[6]

On August 22, theOrlando Sentinel reported that Chandler had withdrawn from the race due to a lawsuit that alleged he was not a resident of Florida and ineligible to run.^[7]

On August 25, theSentinel reported that Chandler was reconsidering withdrawing from the race as he never officially submitted his withdrawal papers.^[8]

On September 8, 2017, Chandler officially withdrew from the race. Although he was replaced by DemocratEddy Dominguez, his name still appeared on the ballot.^[9][10]

On October 10, Olszewski won the special election, according to unofficial results.

The seat became vacant following the resignation ofRepublican incumbentEric Eisnaugle. He was appointed to theFlorida Fifth District Court of Appeal by GovernorRick Scott (R) on May 8, 2017. He officially resigned his seat on May 18, 2017.^[11] Eisnaugle represented the seat from 2014 to 2017. In the 2016 presidential election, District 44 voted forHillary Clinton (D) overDonald Trump (R) by a 6.2 point margin.

Paul Chandler withdrawal

On August 8, Windermere, Florida, resident Charles Hart filed a lawsuit alleging that Paul Chandler voted in Missouri in the 2016 elections and thus was not a legal resident of Florida and ineligible to run.^[12] According to Article III of theFlorida Constitution, “an elector and resident of the district from which elected and shall have resided in the state for a period of two years prior to the election.”

Chandler released the following statement: “I have been a resident of Orange County for over two years. My 2012 Florida state ID remains valid. This is an attempt to bring Trump-style reality TV politics to Orange County and distract from the real issues that my campaign is working to address, like health care, education, and jobs.”^[12]

Florida has closed primaries, meaning only voters registered with a party can vote in them. According to the websiteFlorida Politics, if one party does not put up a candidate in an election, then the primary for the party that does have candidates would have to be open to all voters, possibly invalidating the results of the closed Republican primary held August 15.^[12] Early voting began in the closed Republican primary on August 5. According to Orange County Democratic Chair Wes Hodge, state law would allow Democrats to appoint a new candidate in the event that Chandler’s candidacy was invalidated.^[13]

The Newstreet, Olszewski, and Portigliatti campaigns all released statements regarding the Chandler lawsuit’s possible effect on the Republican primary. Newstreet spokesman Alan Byrd said, “More than 3,500 Republicans have voted in this election to date. They have participated in their American right to vote. To have a court invalidate their choice simply cannot happen and we plan to fight to protect their votes.” Olszewski said, “We’re focused on our positive, conservative message and reaching voters for great results on Tuesday,” Portigliatti said that the lawsuit sounded like a “desperate attempt to affect the outcome,” and that he and his staff were weighing a response. The Jain campaign did not release a statement.^[12]

On August 22, Chandler announced that he was planning to withdraw from the race. According to Wes Hodge, “There’s an air of uncertainty hanging over this lawsuit. We were confident that Paul was a resident but after speaking with several attorneys we felt it was up to a judge’s interpretation.”^[7]

On August 25, Chandler announced that he had not yet withdrawn from the race and was still making a decision on how to proceed. He said that the original announcement about his withdrawal had been made under pressure from Democratic Party leaders and added, “I have the right to officially end my campaign when I end it.” Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said he would delay sending out mail-in ballots for members of the military until it became clearer who would represent the Democratic Party in the October 10 special election. The ballots were originally scheduled to be sent out on August 26 after the results of the August 15 Republican primary were officially certified.^[8]

On August 28, the first absentee ballots were mailed out and they included Chandler's name.^[14]

On September 8, 2017, Chandler again withdrew from the race. On September 20,Fox 35 reported that Chandler would be replaced by DemocratEddy Dominguez. Chandler's name still appeared on the ballot, but Orange County Supervisor of Elections Cowles planned to send notices letting voters know that a vote for Chandler was a vote for Dominguez.

Florida House of Representatives, District 44, Special Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddy Dominguez	44.4%	5,529
	Republican	Bobby Olszewski	55.6%	6,937
Total Votes				12,466
Source:Florida Department of State

Florida House of Representatives, District 44 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bobby Olszewski	39.8%	2,509
John Newstreet	38.2%	2,411
Bruno Portigliatti	18.2%	1,151
Usha Jain	3.8%	239
Total Votes		6,310
Source:Florida Department of State

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2022

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2020

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