The Florida Cabinet races are set for November

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Florida's three Cabinet races are set for November, with incumbent Republicans heavily favored in each. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson beat 'Matt the Welder' 69-31 and will face Democrat Joey Mendoza Atkins, who has raised $1,685 plus an $8,400 loan to himself against Simpson's $30 million-plus across four committees.

In the CFO race, Blaise Ingoglia defeated Frank William Collige 61-39 and will face Annette Taddeo, who won her primary 66-34; Ingoglia, appointed by DeSantis last year to replace Jimmy Patronis, declared 'All gas, no brakes,' while Taddeo promised to be an 'independent watchdog.'

Attorney General James Uthmeier faces no primary challenge and will meet Democrat José Javier Rodríguez, a former state senator and Biden administration official, in the general election; Uthmeier, DeSantis's former chief of staff, has never previously faced voters.

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Nothing says democratic contest like a $30 million incumbent facing a candidate who had to loan himself lunch money. Florida's Cabinet races exist on the ballot the way a formality exists on a form — technically required, functionally decided.

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