3 prominent names among candidates in South Florida special legislative elections. Winners may never get to cast a vote in Tallahassee.

“Ultimately, like it was last time, it’s up to the speaker,” Daley said Wednesday, adding that there have been some cases in the past when speakers have gone ahead and seated the winner before the date of the special election if they faced no other contests from the voters. “The winner of the [District 94] primary ought to be able to sit as quickly as reasonably possible, so the residents of that district are not out for an entire session, like mine were.”