Florida Republican Ross Spano Loses Primary; 8th House Incumbent to Fall this Year
By 270toWin Staff
August 18, 2020
Freshman Republican Ross Spano was defeated in his bid for renomination Tuesday. Spano, who has been under investigation for campaign finance violations, lost to Lakeland Commissioner Scott Franklin.
In the general election, Franklin will face off against former investigative journalist Alan Cohn, who won the Democratic nomination. The consensus rating for this district, which sits between Tampa and Orlando is 'Leans Republican'. Spano won his seat by six points in 2018.
Spano is the eighth House member to lose in a primary this year. The last non-redistricting year with that many incumbents losing was 1974.
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