2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida explained

Election Name:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:16
Seats Before1:15
Seats1:14
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:3,675,417
Percentage1:52.35%
Swing1: 2.36%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:11
Seats Before2:11
Seats2:13
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:3,307,228
Percentage2:47.10%
Swing2: 1.89%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on August 28, 2018.[1]

The state congressional delegation changed from a 16–11 Republican majority to a slim 14–13 Republican majority, one short from a Democratic flip. These were seen as the most seats Democrats had attained in Florida since 1982. As noted in the vote table below, Florida does not count votes in uncontested races, so the votes in the four uncontested seats held by Democratic members of the House are not counted in the totals or percentages on this page, and each under counts the votes for Democrats in Florida.

Results summary

Statewide

Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– !%
22 3,675,417 52.35% 14 2 51.85%
27 3,307,228 47.10% 13 2 48.15%
6 38,550 0.55% 0 0.00%
8 281 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 63 7,021,476 100.00% 27 100.00%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:[2]

scope=col rowspan=3Districtscope=col colspan=2Republicanscope=col colspan=2Democraticscope=col colspan=2Othersscope=col colspan=2Totalscope=col rowspan=3Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"!scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"!scope=col colspan=2!scope=col colspan=2
scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"%
216,189 67.06% 106,199 32.94% 0 0.00% 322,388 100.00% Republican hold
199,335 67.44% 96,233 32.56% 0 0.00% 295,568 100.00% Republican hold
176,616 57.62% 129,880 42.38% 0 0.00% 306,496 100.00% Republican hold
248,420 65.16% 123,351 32.35% 9,478 2.49% 381,249 100.00% Republican hold
89,799 33.22% 180,527 66.78% 0 0.00 270,326 100.00% Democratic hold
187,891 56.31% 145,758 43.69% 0 0.00% 333,649 100.00% Republican hold
134,285 42.31% 183,113 57.69% 0 0.00% 317,398 100.00% Democratic hold
218,112 60.50% 142,415 39.50% 0 0.00% 360,527 100.00% Republican hold
124,565 41.98% 172,172 58.02% 0 0.00% 296,737 100.00% Democratic hold
Democratic hold
239,395 65.14% 128,053 34.84% 58 0.02% 367,506 100.00% Republican hold
194,564 58.09% 132,844 39.66% 7,510 2.24% 334,918 100.00% Republican hold
134,254 42.36% 182,717 57.64% 0 0.00% 316,971 100.00% Democratic hold
Democratic hold
151,380 53.02% 134,132 46.98% 20 0.01% 285,532 100.00% Republican hold
197,483 54.56% 164,463 45.44% 0 0.00% 361,946 100.00% Republican hold
193,326 62.26% 117,194 37.74% 0 0.00% 310,520 100.00% Republican hold
185,905 54.30% 156,454 45.70% 0 0.00% 342,359 100.00% Republican hold
211,465 62.27% 128,106 37.72% 36 0.01% 339,607 100.00% Republican hold
0 0.00% 202,659 99.92% 165 0.08% 202,824 100.00% Democratic hold
Democratic hold
113,049 37.98% 184,634 62.02% 0 0.00% 297,683 100.00% Democratic hold
99,446 35.98% 161,611 58.48% 15,309 5.54% 276,366 100.00% Democratic hold
Democratic hold
128,672 60.45% 84,173 39.55% 0 0.00% 212,845 100.00% Republican hold
District 26 115,678 49.13% 119,797 50.87% 0 0.00% 235,475 100.00% Democratic gain
District 27 115,588 45.76% 130,743 51.76% 6,255 2.48% 252,586 100.00% Democratic gain
Total 3,675,417 52.35% 3,307,228 47.10% 38,831 0.55% 7,021,476 100.00%

District 1

Election Name:2018 Florida's 1st congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Matt Gaetz, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Matt Gaetz
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:216,189
Percentage1:67.1%
Candidate2:Jennifer Zimmerman
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:106,199
Percentage2:32.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Matt Gaetz
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Matt Gaetz
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 1st congressional district. The 1st district stretches along the Emerald Coast and is located in the western Panhandle anchored by Pensacola, it also includes Fort Walton Beach, Navarre, and Wright. Incumbent Republican Matt Gaetz, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+22.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 2

Election Name:2018 Florida's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 2
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 2
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Neal Dunn 116th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:Neal Dunn
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:199,335
Percentage1:67.4%
Candidate2:Bob Rackleff
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:96,233
Percentage2:32.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Neal Dunn
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Neal Dunn
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district is located in the Big Bend region and is anchored by Panama City, and includes the suburbs of Tallahassee. Incumbent Republican Neal Dunn, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 3

Election Name:2018 Florida's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 3
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 3
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Ted Yoho official photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Ted Yoho
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:176,616
Percentage1:57.6%
Candidate2:Yvonne Hayes Hinson
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:129,880
Percentage2:42.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ted Yoho
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ted Yoho
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district is located in North Central Florida and includes the cities of Gainesville, Palatka, and Ocala. Incumbent Republican Ted Yoho, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected to a third term with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 4

Election Name:2018 Florida's 4th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 4
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 4
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:John Rutherford official photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:John Rutherford
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:248,420
Percentage1:65.2%
Candidate2:Ges Selmont
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:123,351
Percentage2:32.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:John Rutherford
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:John Rutherford
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 4th congressional district. The 4th district is located in the First Coast region and is made up of the Jacksonville metropolitan area including Jacksonville Beach and St. Augustine. Incumbent Republican John Rutherford, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 70% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 5

Election Name:2018 Florida's 5th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 5
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 5
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Al Lawson 115th Congress photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Al Lawson
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:180,527
Percentage1:66.8%
Candidate2:Virginia Fuller
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:89,799
Percentage2:33.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Al Lawson
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Al Lawson
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 5th congressional district. The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. Incumbent Democrat Al Lawson, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 64% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+12.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Alvin
Brown
Al
Lawson
Undecided
University of North Florida[8] August 17–19, 201840229% align=center48%23%
St. Pete Polls[9] August 11–12, 2018445± 4.6%27% align=center50%23%

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:2018 Florida's 6th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 6
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 6
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Michael Waltz, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Michael Waltz
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:187,891
Percentage1:56.3%
Candidate2:Nancy Soderberg
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:145,758
Percentage2:43.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ron DeSantis
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Michael Waltz
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 6th congressional district. The 6th district is located in the Surf Coast region and includes the cities of Daytona Beach, Deltona, and Palm Coast. Incumbent Republican Ron DeSantis, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 59% of the vote in 2016. He did not run for re-election in 2018, rather opting to run for Governor of Florida.[10] The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Fred
Costello
Michael
Waltz
John
Ward
Undecided
St. Pete Polls[16] August 10, 2018528± 4.3%16% align=center40%21%23%
St. Pete Polls[17] July 18, 2018477± 4.5%21%20%21%38%

Primary results

Democratic primary

Florida's 6th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[18]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Stephen
Sevigny
Nancy
Soderberg
John
Upchurch
Undecided
St. Pete Polls[23] August 17, 2018407± 4.9%19% align=center50%12%20%
St. Pete Polls[24] July 18, 2018420± 4.8%10% align=center30%13% align=center46%

Primary results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Michael
Waltz (R)
Nancy
Soderberg (D)
Undecided
GQR Research (D)[26] October 1–4, 2018400± 4.9%45%45%9%
St. Pete Polls[27] September 19, 2018730± 3.6% align=center47%43%10%
GQR Research (D)[28] September 4–6, 2018400± 4.9% align=center47%46%

Debate

A debate was scheduled for September 25, but it was cancelled.[29] [30]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[32] November 5, 2018
align=left Inside Elections[33] November 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[34] November 5, 2018
RCP[35] November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[36] November 5, 2018
538[37] November 7, 2018
CNN[38] October 31, 2018
Politico[39] November 4, 2018

Results

District 7

Election Name:2018 Florida's 7th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Stephanie Murphy, official portrait, 115th Congress (congress).jpg
Candidate1:Stephanie Murphy
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:183,113
Percentage1:57.7%
Candidate2:Mike Miller
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:134,285
Percentage2:42.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Stephanie Murphy
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Stephanie Murphy
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. She was elected with 51% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of Even.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

District 8

Election Name:2018 Florida's 8th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 8
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 8
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Bill Posey, official portrait, 115th Congress (congress).jpg
Candidate1:Bill Posey
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:218,112
Percentage1:60.5%
Candidate2:Sanjay Patel
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:142,415
Percentage2:39.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Bill Posey
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Posey
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 8th congressional district. The 8th district includes the Space Coast region and the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Vero Beach. Incumbent Republican Bill Posey, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 15th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 63% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Nominee

General election

Results

District 9

Election Name:2018 Florida's 9th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 9
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 9
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Darren Soto, official portrait, 115th Congress (congress).jpg
Candidate1:Darren Soto
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:172,172
Percentage1:58.0%
Candidate2:Wayne Liebnitzky
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:124,565
Percentage2:42.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Darren Soto
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Darren Soto
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 9th congressional district. The 9th district is located in inland Central Florida including Kissimmee, St. Cloud, and Winter Haven. Incumbent Democrat Darren Soto, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

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Nominee

General election

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District 10

Election Name:2018 Florida's 10th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 10
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 10
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Val Demings, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Val Demings
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:Unopposed
Percentage1:N/a
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Val Demings
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Val Demings
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 10th congressional district. The 10th district is centered around Orlando and the surrounding suburbs such as Lockhart, Oak Ridge, and Zellwood. Incumbent Democrat Val Demings, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. She was elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary

Because no write-in candidates or candidates of other parties filed to run in this district, the Democratic primary was open to all voters.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

General election

Incumbent Val Demings ran unopposed in the general election. As such, no election for the position was held, and Demings was declared the winner automatically by the Board of Elections for the State of Florida.

Results

District 11

Election Name:2018 Florida's 11th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 11
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 11
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Daniel Webster, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Daniel Webster
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:239,395
Percentage1:65.2%
Candidate2:Dana Cottrell
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:128,053
Percentage2:34.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Daniel Webster
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Daniel Webster
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 11th congressional district. The 11th district is located in Central Florida and includes the southern suburbs of Ocala and Spring Hill, this district also includes the retirement community known as The Villages. Incumbent Republican Daniel Webster, who had represented the district since 2017 and previously represented the 8th district from 2011 to 2013 and the 10th district from 2013 to 2017, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a fourth term with 65% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 12

Election Name:2018 Florida's 12th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 12
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 12
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Gus M. Bilirakis 113th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:Gus Bilirakis
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:194,564
Percentage1:58.1%
Candidate2:Chris Hunter
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:132,844
Percentage2:39.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Gus Bilirakis
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Gus Bilirakis
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 12th congressional district. The 12th district is located in the Tampa Bay Area and includes Dade City, New Port Richey, and Palm Harbor. Incumbent Republican Gus Bilirakis, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 2007 to 2013, was re-elected to a sixth term with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

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Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 13

Election Name:2018 Florida's 13th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 13
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 13
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Charlie Crist 115th Congress photo (cropped 2).jpg
Candidate1:Charlie Crist
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:182,717
Percentage1:57.6%
Candidate2:George Buck
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:134,254
Percentage2:42.4%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Charlie Crist
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Charlie Crist
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 13th congressional district. The 13th district is located in the Tampa Bay Area and includes Clearwater, Largo and Saint Petersburg. Incumbent Democrat Charlie Crist, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

District 14

Election Name:2018 Florida's 14th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 14
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 14
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Kathy Castor (cropped).png
Candidate1:Kathy Castor
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:Unopposed
Percentage1:N/a
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Kathy Castor
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Kathy Castor
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 14th congressional district. The 14th district is centred around the city of Tampa and the immediate surrounding suburbs such as Lutz and Temple Terrace. Incumbent Democrat Kathy Castor, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected to a sixth term with 62% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+7.

Castor was the only candidate in 2018, and so was unopposed in the Democratic primary and general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

General election

Incumbent Kathy Castor ran unopposed in the general election. As such, no election for the position was held, and Castor was declared the winner automatically by the Board of Elections for the State of Florida.

Results

District 15

Election Name:2018 Florida's 15th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Ross Spano, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Ross Spano
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:151,380
Percentage1:53.0%
Candidate2:Kristen Carlson
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:134,132
Percentage2:47.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Dennis Ross
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ross Spano
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 15th congressional district. The 15th district is located in inland Central Florida and is anchored by Lakeland. The district also includes the eastern suburbs of Tampa such as Brandon and Riverview. Incumbent Republican Dennis Ross, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 2011 to 2013, was retiring.[52]

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Neil
Combee
Sean
Harper
Danny
Kushmer
Ed
Shoemaker
Ross
Spano
OtherUndecided
St. Pete Polls[57] August 24, 2018404± 4.9% align=center32%6%5%8%30%20%
St. Pete Polls[58] August 11–12, 2018360± 5.2% align=center36%4%4%5%30%22%
Strategic Government Consulting[59] August 7–8, 2018508± 4.3% align=center31%4%3%4%17% align=center40%
SurveyUSA[60] July 25–30, 2018524± 6.0%20%6%7%7% align=center26% align=center34%
St. Pete Polls[61] July 8, 2018532± 4.2%20%3%2%4% align=center32%2%[62] align=center37%
St. Pete Polls[63] May 25–27, 2018494± 4.4%23%4%4%4% align=center29%2% align=center34%

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Kristen
Carlson
Andrew
Learned
Ray
Peña
OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAJuly 25–30, 2018535± 6.1% align=center31%12%12% align=center46%
GQR Research (D-Carlson)[64] June 14–17, 2018401± 4.9% align=center25%14%10%6% align=center45%

Primary results

General election

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of Oct 17, 2018
Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on hand
Kristen Carlson (D) align="right" $1,306,227 align="right" $1,065,973 align="right" $240,254
Ross Spano (R) align="right" $587,719 align="right" $519,283 align="right" $68,435
Source: Federal Election Commission[65]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ross
Spano (R)
Kristen
Carlson (D)
OtherUndecided
St. Pete Polls[66] November 5, 20181,194± 2.8% align=center46%44%9%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[67] October 16–19, 2018499± 4.7%43%43%14%
Remington (R)[68] October 17–18, 20181,369± 2.64% align=center47%41%12%
GQR Research (D-Carlson)[69] October 16–18, 2018400± 4.9%47%47%6%
SurveyUSA[70] October 9–14, 2018591± 4.6%45%45%3%7%
WPA Intelligence (R)[71] October 3–4, 2018418± 4.9% align=center46%39%15%
Bold Blue Campaigns (D)[72] September 22–27, 2018500± 4.5% align=center49%46%5%
GQR Research (D-Carlson)[73] September 4–8, 2018400± 4.9%47% align=center48%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

District 16

Election Name:2018 Florida's 16th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Vern Buchanan 113th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:Vern Buchanan
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:197,483
Percentage1:54.6%
Candidate2:David Shapiro
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:164,463
Percentage2:45.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Vern Buchanan
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Vern Buchanan
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 16th congressional district. The 16th district is located in the Suncoast region and includes Bradenton, Sarasota, and some Tampa suburbs such as FishHawk. Incumbent Republican Vern Buchanan, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a sixth term with 60% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Florida's 16th district is one of the 20 Republican held seats included in the second round of seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[18]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Vern
Buchanan (R)
David
Shapiro (D)
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[75] October 4–7, 2018400± 4.9% align=center52%42%5%
University of North Florida[76] September 30 – October 2, 2018499 align=center49%40%11%
St. Pete Polls[77] October 1, 20181,248± 2.8% align=center50%43%6%
ALG Research (D-Shapiro)[78] August 22–26, 2018400± 4.9% align=center48%44%
St. Pete PollsJuly 28, 2018681± 3.8% align=center44%35%22%
Public Policy Polling (D)[79] April 16–17, 2018655± 3.8% align=center49%37%14%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

District 17

Election Name:2018 Florida's 17th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 17
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 17
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Greg Steube, official portrait, 116th congress (3x4).jpg
Candidate1:Greg Steube
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:193,326
Percentage1:62.3%
Candidate2:Allen Ellison
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:117,194
Percentage2:37.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Tom Rooney
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Greg Steube
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 17th congressional district. The 17th district comprises most of the Florida Heartland, including the cities of Sebring and Okeechobee, as well as parts of the Suncoast, such as North Port and Port Charlotte. Incumbent Republican Tom Rooney, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 16th district from 2009 to 2013, retired. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 62% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Rooney announced on February 19, 2018, that he will retire from Congress and not seek re-election in 2018.[80] [81]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Campaign

The Democratic nominee April Freeman died on September 24, 2018, six weeks before the election. Allen Ellison was chosen to be the Democratic nominee.[86]

Results

District 18

Election Name:2018 Florida's 18th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Brian Mast, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Brian Mast
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:185,905
Percentage1:54.3%
Candidate2:Lauren Baer
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:156,454
Percentage2:45.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Brian Mast
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Brian Mast
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 18th congressional district. The 18th district is located in the Treasure Coast region and includes Stuart, Port St. Lucie, and the northern Palm Beach suburbs such as Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens. Incumbent Republican Brian Mast, who had represented the district since 2017, was elected with 54% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Florida's 18th district was included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[88]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Brian
Mast (R)
Lauren
Baer (D)
Undecided
Change Research (D)[97] October 27–29, 2018475 align="center" 53%44%
Global Strategy Group (D)[98] September 26–30, 2018600± 4.9% align=center48%45%
Public Policy Polling (D)[99] September 17–19, 2018533 align=center46%43%10%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

District 19

Election Name:2018 Florida's 19th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Francis Rooney, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Francis Rooney
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:211,465
Percentage1:62.3%
Candidate2:David Holden
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:128,106
Percentage2:37.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Francis Rooney
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Francis Rooney
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 19th congressional district. The 19th district is located in Southwestern Florida and includes Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, and Naples. Incumbent Republican Francis Rooney, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 66% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 20

Election Name:2018 Florida's 20th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 20
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 20
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Alcee Hastings Portrait c111-112th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:Alcee Hastings
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:202,659
Percentage1:99.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Alcee Hastings
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Alcee Hastings
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 20th congressional district. The 20th district stretches from inland South Florida with many protected areas of the Everglades and Belle Glade to the Miami metro area and includes parts of West Palm Beach & Fort Lauderdale, and Miramar. Incumbent Democrat Alcee Hastings, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 80% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+31.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 21

Election Name:2018 Florida's 21st congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District21
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District21
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Lois Frankel, Official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Lois Frankel
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:Unopposed
Percentage1:N/a
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Lois Frankel
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Lois Frankel
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 21st congressional district. The 21st district is located in the Miami metro area and includes the West Palm Beach suburbs, such as Greenacres and Wellington, as well as Boynton Beach and Delray Beach. Incumbent Democrat Lois Frankel, who had represented the district since 2017 and previously represented the 22nd district from 2013 to 2017, ran for re-election. She was re-elected to a third term with 63% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Incumbent Lois Frankel ran unopposed in the general election. As such, no election for the position was held, and Frankel was declared the winner automatically by the Board of Elections for the State of Florida.

Results

District 22

Election Name:2018 Florida's 22nd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 22
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 22
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Ted Deutsch, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Ted Deutch
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:184,634
Percentage1:62.0%
Candidate2:Nicolas Kimaz
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:113,049
Percentage2:38.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ted Deutch
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Ted Deutch
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 22nd congressional district. The 22nd district is located in the Miami metro area and includes Boca Raton and Parkland, the site of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Also, this district includes significant portions of Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach. Incumbent Democrat Ted Deutch, who had represented the district since 2017 and previously represented the 19th district from 2010 to 2013 and the 21st district from 2013 to 2017, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a fourth term with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 23

Election Name:2018 Florida's 23rd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 23
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 23
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Debbie Wasserman Schultz official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:161,611
Percentage1:58.5%
Nominee2:Joe Kaufman
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:99,446
Percentage2:30.6%
Image3:File:Tim Canova (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:Tim Canova
Party3:Independent (United States)
Popular Vote3:13,697
Percentage3:5.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 23rd congressional district. The 23rd district is located in the Miami metro area, including Plantation, Sunrise, and Weston. Incumbent Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected to a seventh term with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Independents

Tim Canova, who lost in the 2016 primary to Wasserman Schultz by a 57% to 43% margin, ran as an independent in the 2018 general election.[102] [103] Don Endriss also ran as an independent candidate.

General election

Results

District 24

Election Name:2018 Florida's 24th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 24
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 24
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Fredrica Wilson 112th Congress Portrait.jpg
Candidate1:Frederica Wilson
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:Unopposed
Percentage1:N/a
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Frederica Wilson
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Frederica Wilson
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 24th congressional district. The 24th district includes parts of Miami and its northern suburbs such as North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens. Democrat Frederica Wilson, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 17th district from 2011 to 2013, was re-elected to a fourth term unopposed in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+34.

Democratic primary

Because no write-in candidates or candidates of other parties filed to run in this district, the Democratic primary was open to all voters.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

General election

Both candidates were removed from the ballot which was cited for the recount in the Florida gubernatorial and United States Senate elections.[105] [106]

Results

Incumbent Frederica Wilson won unopposed in the general election

Endorsements

District 25

Election Name:2018 Florida's 25th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 25
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 25
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Mario Díaz-Balart official photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Mario Diaz-Balart
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:128,672
Percentage1:60.5%
Candidate2:Mary Barzee Flores
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:84,173
Percentage2:39.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Mario Diaz-Balart
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Mario Diaz-Balart
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 25th congressional district. The 25th district includes the western Miami suburbs, such as Hialeah and Miami Lakes, and goes across the northern border of the Everglades to eastern Naples suburbs of Golden Gate and Immokalee. The district also extends upward into the Florida Heartland including Clewiston and LaBelle. Incumbent Republican Mario Díaz-Balart, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2011 to 2013 as well as a different version of the 25th from 2003 to 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to an eighth term with 62% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+4.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Florida's 25th district has been included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[88]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

Endorsements

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mario
Díaz-Balart (R)
Mary
Barzee-Flores (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[110] September 17–19, 2018541 align=center41%36%22%
Public Policy Polling (D)[111] May 21–23, 2018670 align=center46%39%15%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

District 26

Election Name:2018 Florida's 26th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 26
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 26
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, official portrait, 116h Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:119,797
Percentage1:50.9%
Nominee2:Carlos Curbelo
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:115,678
Percentage2:49.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Carlos Curbelo
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 26th congressional district. The 26th district is centered on the Miami suburb of Homestead, includes most of the Everglades National Park, and extends downward into the Florida Keys, including Key West and Marathon. Incumbent Republican Carlos Curbelo, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected to a second term with 53% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+6.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Florida's 26th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[88]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Carlos
Curbelo (R)
Debbie
Mucarsel-
Powell (D)
Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College[115] October 19–24, 2018499± 4.9%44%45%11%
Mason-Dixon[116] October 3–9, 2018625± 4.0%46%45%9%
GBA Strategies (D)[117] September 27 – October 1, 2018500± 4.4%48%50%
GQR Research (D-Mucarsel-Powell)[118] September 23–27, 2018511± 4.9%48%49%
Public Policy Polling (D)[119] September 17–19, 201851144%45%11%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[120] September 13–17, 2018509± 5.0%47%44%9%
GBA Strategies (D)[121] July 16–22, 2018500± 4.4%48%41%
DCCC (D)[122] March 17–22, 2018418± 4.9%45%40%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

Mucarsel-Powell defeated Curbelo, becoming the first Ecuadorian American and first South American-born immigrant to serve as a member of the U.S. Congress.

District 27

Election Name:2018 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 27
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 27
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Donna Shalala, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Donna Shalala
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:130,743
Percentage1:51.8%
Nominee2:Maria Elvira Salazar
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:115,588
Percentage2:45.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Donna Shalala
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 27th congressional district. The 27th district is located in the Miami metro area, including Coral Gables, Kendall, Miami Beach, and portions of Miami. Incumbent Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 18th district from 1989 to 2013, retired from office in 2018.[124] She was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Bruno
Barreiro
Maria Elvira
Salazar
OtherUndecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Salazar)[138] August 14–16, 2018300± 5.7%16% align=center40%17%[139] 27%
Magellan Strategies (R-Barreiro)[140] June 11–12, 2018401± 4.9%10% align=center24%0%[141] align=center67%

Primary results

Democratic primary

Florida's 27th district has been included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[88]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Matt
Haggman
Michael
Hepburn
David
Richardson
Kristen
Rosen-Gonzalez
Donna
Shalala
Undecided
Bendixen & Amandi Research (D-Shalala)[155] August 10–16, 2018600± 4.0%10%2%18%9% align=center36%25%
Frederick Polls (D-Richardson)[156] August 6–7, 2018300± 5.6%9%4%20%7% align=center32%28%
RABA Research (D-Haggman)[157] August 2–5, 2018433± 4.7%16%4%15%11% align=center26% align=center27%
Bendixen & Amandi Research (D-Shalala)[158] June 2–8, 2018600± 4.0%5%2%16%8% align=center43%26%

Primary results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Maria
Elvira Salazar (R)
Donna
Shalala (D)
Mayra
Joli (I)
Undecided
ALG Research (D)[159] October 25–28, 2018500± 4.4%44%49%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[160] October 15–19, 2018542± 5.0%37%44%4%15%
ALG Research (D-Shalala)[161] October 11–14, 2018500± 4.4%39%44%10%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Salazar)[162] October 11–14, 201840050%41%
Mason-Dixon[163] October 1–6, 2018625± 4.0%44%42%1%13%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Salazar)[164] September 10–13, 2018400± 4.9%51%42%7%
Bendixen & Amandi Research (D-Shalala)[165] August 29 – September 2, 2018600± 4.0%42%46%8%4%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018
align=left Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018
RCPNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosNovember 5, 2018
538November 7, 2018
CNNOctober 31, 2018
PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Dates for 2018 . Florida Department of State . 14 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Johnson. Cheryl L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. April 27, 2019. February 28, 2019.
  3. News: Bob Rackleff to run for Congress. Tallahassee Democrat. Cotterell. Bill. June 6, 2017. June 6, 2017.
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  89. News: Aronberg won't seek Mast seat, but Baer's Furniture family member will. The Palm Beach Post. Washington. Wayne. October 2, 2017. October 2, 2017. October 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003060453/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/aronberg-won-seek-mast-seat-but-baer-furniture-family-member-will/5fqZpWOIRHwsqsnGiUSwZL/. dead.
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  108. Annisa Karim For Congress . Karim4Congress . 992604289691475969 . May 4, 2018 . Dear friends, With your amazing support I was able to qualify to run for Congress in just 22 days. The goal was to oust an incumbent who has never served our district. Today, I withdrew my candidacy and ask you to fully support @MBFforCongress ..
  109. Web site: Valdes. Alina. As many of you know, I have withdrawn my candidacy to run for FL CD 25.... facebook . Dr. Alina Valdes for Congress. en. May 5, 2018.
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  112. News: Curbelo draws Democratic challenger in swing Florida district. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. Daugherty. Alex. August 1, 2017. August 1, 2017.
  113. News: Democrat who switched parties too late withdraws from state Senate race. Miami Herald. Vassolo. Martin. June 6, 2017. June 9, 2017.
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  124. News: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to retire from Congress. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. April 30, 2017. April 30, 2017.
  125. News: Journalist Maria Elvira Salazar joins GOP race for Ros-Lehtinen's seat. Miami Herald. Daugherty. Alex. March 1, 2018. March 1, 2018.
  126. News: Republican Miami-Dade commissioner says he's running for Ros-Lehtinen's seat in Congress. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. May 5, 2017. May 6, 2017.
  127. News: Angie Chirino, Daughter of Cuban Singer Willy Chirino, Running for Congress. . January 18, 2018.
  128. News: Former Doral council member may run for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's seat. Miami Herald. Sherman. Amy. July 10, 2017. July 16, 2017.
  129. Web site: Nicol . Ryan . GOP candidate in CD 27 drops out, endorses Donna Shalala . Florida Politics . 27 April 2024 . 23 August 2018.
  130. News: Raquel Regalado announces run for Congress. Miami Herald. Smiley. David. May 23, 2017. May 31, 2017.
  131. News: Republicans reach out to Lopez-Cantera, Bush Jr. to gauge interest in Ros-Lehtinen's seat. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. May 8, 2017. May 8, 2017.
  132. joannamrod . Rodriguez . Joanna . 859067819186638854 . May 1, 2017 . .@carloslcurbelo is committed to his constituents in #FL26. No plans to run for #FL27 . May 6, 2017.
  133. News: Replacing Ros-Lehtinen: Who's in and who's out (so far). Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. Smiley. David. April 30, 2017. May 6, 2017.
  134. Web site: Two Republicans say no to running for Ros-Lehtinen's seat. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. May 15, 2017. May 16, 2017.
  135. Web site: Rene Garcia opts not to run for CD 27 seat. Florida Politics. Perry. Mitch. May 15, 2017. May 16, 2017.
  136. News: Lopez-Cantera says no to Miami run for Congress. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. August 20, 2017. August 20, 2017.
  137. News: Regalado joins race to fill Ros-Lehtinen's congressional seat. Politico. Caputo. Marc. May 23, 2017. August 20, 2017.
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  139. All other candidates combined for 17%.
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  141. All other candidates did not receive over 1% support.
  142. News: Donna Shalala is running for Congress in bid to replace Ros-Lehtinen. Miami Herald. Daugherty. Alex. Smiley. David. March 5, 2018. March 5, 2018.
  143. News: Seventh Democrat enters race to replace Republican Ros-Lehtinen. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. Daugherty. Alex. August 1, 2017. August 1, 2017.
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  145. News: Exclusive: Legislature's financial sleuth, David Richardson, to run for Ros-Lehtinen's open congressional seat. Miami Herald. Klas. Mary Ellen. June 6, 2017. June 6, 2017.
  146. News: Miami Beach commissioner files to run against Ros-Lehtinen. Miami Herald. Flechas. Joey. April 13, 2017. April 15, 2017.
  147. News: Miami Beach Commissioner Kicks Off Congressional Run. Miami Beach Patch. Scicchitano. Paul. April 30, 2017. May 1, 2017.
  148. News: Caputo. Marc. Barzee Flores switches races, challenges Mario Diaz-Balart. Politico PRO. May 3, 2018.
  149. News: Democrat running for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's open seat drops out. Miami Herald. Daugherty. Alex. June 6, 2017.
  150. News: Rodríguez drops out of Miami congressional race, boosts Democratic chances of capturing state Senate. Marc. Caputo. Politico. April 11, 2018.
  151. News: Miami Commissioner Ken Russell dropping out of congressional race. Joey. Flechas. David. Smiley. Miami Herald. April 11, 2018.
  152. News: Is Miami-Dade schools chief thinking of running for Congress?. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. May 5, 2017. May 6, 2017.
  153. News: Quelling candidacy chatter, Carvalho vows to remain Miami-Dade schools chief. Miami Herald. Mazzei. Patricia. May 11, 2017. May 13, 2017.
  154. News: Obama Democrats buzz about Miami lawyer's possible bid for Ros-Lehtinen's seat. Politico. Caputo. Marc. May 10, 2017. May 13, 2017.
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