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Scotty Moore has been reinstated as a Republican candidate in the U.S. House District 9 race as he pursues a legal challenge to his disqualification.

Moore, an Orlando resident, was the leader among four Republican candidates in campaign funding before being disqualified for submitting an incorrect form to the Florida Division of Elections. Moores challenge has been joined to that of James Judge, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in District 14, Florida Politics reported.

The redrawn District 9 includes small portions of eastern Polk County. The Republicans are vying to run against Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee. Soto has no Democratic challengers.

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Leon Circuit Court JudgeAngela Dempseyruled that the states qualifying rules were ambiguous and issued an injunction, ordering Judges name to appear on ballots, Florida Politics reported. Dempsey agreed Thursday to join Moores case to that of Judge.

Moore had reported about $268,000 in campaign funds through the end of March, according to the Federal Election Commission.

The other Republican candidates are Jose Castillo of Davenport, Adianis Morales of Ocoee and Sergio Ortiz of Kissimmee. Castillo is second in fundraising with a reported $71,000 through March.

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