U.S. Senate, Florida

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Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Democrat Favored

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate

Bill Nelson (Incumbent)

Occupation
Attorney

Education
JD, Law, University of Virginia

Elected
2000

Born
Miami, FL, United States

Residence
Tallahassee, FL

Religion
Protestant

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$17,539,573	$10,707,877	$6,835,120

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Republican Candidate

Katherine Harris

Public Service
Florida state senate, 1994-1998; Florida secretary of state, 1999-2002; elected to U.S. House in 2002.

Education
Attended University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1978; B.A., Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga., 1979; M.P.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1996

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$8,525,395	$7,610,044	$963,639

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Florida

Demographic Data (2007 Census)

Population: 18,251,243
Male: 49.1%
Female: 50.9%
Median Age: 40.0
18 Years and Over: 77.8%
65 Years and Over: 17.0%
Employed: 118.1%
Median Household Income: $47,804
Families Below Poverty Level: 8.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 11.6%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 52%
Kerry (D) 47%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.