2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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.
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
District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:District 1
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. Republican Matt Gaetz, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Phil Ehr, U.S. Navy commander
- Jennifer M. Zimmerman, pediatrician
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Cris Dosev, businessman
- Matt Gaetz, incumbent
- John Mills, retired U.S. Navy pilot
Primary results
General election
Results
District 2
The 2nd district is located in the Big Bend region and is anchored by Panama City, and includes the suburbs of Tallahassee. Republican Neal Dunn, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Brandon Peters, lawyer
- Bob Rackleff, former Leon County Commissioner.
Polling
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Neal Dunn, incumbent
General election
Results
District 3
The 3rd district is located in North Central Florida and includes the cities of Gainesville, Palatka, and Ocala. Republican Ted Yoho, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 57% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Dushyant Gosai, educator
- Yvonne Hayes Hinson, former Gainesville City Commissioner
- Tom Wells, businessman
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Judson Sapp, businessman
- Ted Yoho, incumbent
Primary results
General election
Results
District 4
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. Republican John Rutherford, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 70% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Ges Selmont, attorney
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- John Rutherford, incumbent
General election
Results
District 5
The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida from the state capital, Tallahassee, to Jacksonville. Democrat Al Lawson, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 64% of the vote in 2016. Lawson ran for re-election.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Alvin Brown, former Jacksonville mayor
- Al Lawson, incumbent
Polling
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Virginia Fuller, nurse and perennial candidate
General election
Results
District 6
The 6th district is located in the Surf Coast region and includes the cities of Daytona Beach, Deltona, and Palm Coast. Republican Ron DeSantis, who has 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. 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.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Stephen Sevigny, radiologist
- Nancy Soderberg, former Representative at the United Nations and former Deputy National Security Advisor.
- John Upchurch, attorney
Polling
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Fred Costello, former state representative
- Michael Waltz, former Green Beret
- John Ward, businessman
Polling
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 7
The 7th district is centered around downtown Orlando and the northern Orlando suburbs such as Sanford and Winter Park. Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 51% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
- Chardo Richardson, former president of the ACLU
- Stephanie Murphy, incumbent
Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Mike Miller, state representative
- Scott Sturgill, former Seminole County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor and state house candidate in 2014
- Vennia Francois, policy advisor
- Bob Cortes, state representative
- Joel Greenberg, Seminole County Tax Collector
- David Simmons, state senator
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
General election
Polling
Results
District 8
The 8th district includes the Space Coast region and the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Vero Beach. Republican Bill Posey, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 15th district from 2009 to 2013, was re-elected to a fifth term with 63% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Sanjay Patel, management consultant
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Bill Posey, incumbent
General election
Results
District 9
The 9th district is located in inland Central Florida including Kissimmee, St. Cloud, and Winter Haven. Democrat Darren Soto, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 57% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Alan Grayson, former U.S. Representative
- Darren Soto, incumbent
Polling
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Wayne Liebnitzky, engineer and candidate for Congress in 2016
General election
Polling
Results
District 10
The 10th district is centered around Orlando and the surrounding suburbs such as Lockhart, Oak Ridge, and Zellwood. Democrat Val Demings, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. Because no write-in candidates or candidates of other parties filed to run in this district, the Democratic primary was open to all voters.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Wade Darius, businessman
- Val Demings, incumbent
Primary results
General election
Incumbent Val Demings ran unopposed in the general election.District 11
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. Republican Daniel Webster, who has represented the district since 2017 and previously represented the 8th district from 2011 to 2013 and the 10th district from 2013 to 2017, was re-elected to a fourth term with 65% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Dana Cottrell, teacher
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Daniel Webster, incumbent
General election
Results
District 12
The 12th district is located in the Tampa Bay Area and includes Dade City, New Port Richey, and Palm Harbor. Republican Gus Bilirakis, who has 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.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Chris Hunter, former federal prosecutor
- Stephen Perenich, tax preparer
- Robert Tager, attorney and candidate for Congress in 2016
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Gus Bilirakis, incumbent
General election
Polling
Results
District 13
The 13th district is located in the Tampa Bay Area and includes Clearwater, Largo and Saint Petersburg. Democrat Charlie Crist, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 52% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Charlie Crist, incumbent
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- George Buck, educator
- Brad Sostack, navy veteran
Primary results
General election
Results
District 14
The 14th district is centered around the city of Tampa and the immediate surrounding suburbs such as Lutz and Temple Terrace. Democrat Kathy Castor, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, was re-elected to a sixth term with 62% of the vote in 2016. Castor was the only candidate in 2018, and so was unopposed in the Democratic primary and general election.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Kathy Castor, incumbent
General election
District 15
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. Republican Dennis Ross, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 2011 to 2013, was retiring.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ross Spano, State Representative since 2012
Eliminated in primary
- Neil Combee, State Representative 2012–2017
- Sean Harper, contractor
- Danny Kushmer, non-profit executive
- Ed Shoemaker, conservative activist
Declined
- Ben Albritton, State Representative since 2010
- Scott Franklin, Lakeland City Commissioner since 2018
- Grady Judd, Sheriff of Polk County since 2005
- Tom Lee, State Senator 1996–2006 and since 2012
- Seth McKeel, State Representative 2006–2014
- Kelli Stargel, State Senator since 2012
Withdrew
- Loretta "Leah Lax" Miller, former IDF officer
- Curt Rogers
- Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2011
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Kristen Carlson, attorney
- Andrew Learned, naval reserve officer
- Ray Pena, retired police officer
Polling
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Fundraising
Polling
Results
District 16
The 16th district is located in the Suncoast region and includes Bradenton, Sarasota, and some Tampa suburbs such as FishHawk. Republican Vern Buchanan, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2013, was re-elected to a sixth term with 60% of the vote in 2016.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.Candidates
;Declared- Jan Schneider, attorney
- David Shapiro, attorney
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Vern Buchanan, incumbent
General election
Polling
Results
District 17
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. Republican Tom Rooney, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 16th district from 2009 to 2013, was re-elected to a fifth term with 62% of the vote in 2016. Rooney announced on February 19, 2018, that he will retire from Congress and not seek re-election in 2018. The Democratic Party candidate April Freeman died on September 24, 2018, six weeks before the election. Allen Ellison was chosen to be the Democratic nominee.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- April Freeman, businesswoman and candidate for Congress in 2014 and 2016
- Bill Pollard, respiratory therapist
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Bill Akins, veteran
- Greg Steube, state senator
- Julio Gonzalez, state representative
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
General election
Results
District 18
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. Republican Brian Mast, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 54% of the vote in 2016.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.Candidates
;Declared- Lauren Baer, attorney and former U.S. State Department official
- Pam Keith, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Dave Aronberg, Palm Beach County State Attorney and former state senator
- Jonathan Chane, attorney and candidate for Congress in 2016
- Corinna Robinson, retired Army major and candidate for Congress in 2014
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Dave Cummings, educator
- Mark Freeman, businessman
- Brian Mast, incumbent
Primary results
General election
Debates
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Polling
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ResultsDistrict 19The 19th district is located in Southwestern Florida and includes Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, and Naples. Republican Francis Rooney, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 66% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primaryCandidates;Declared
Republican primaryCandidates;Declared
PollingResultsDistrict 20The 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. Democrat Alcee Hastings, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013, was re-elected to a thirteenth term with 80% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primaryCandidates;Declared
General electionResultsDistrict 21The 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. Democrat Lois Frankel, who has represented the district since 2017 and previously represented the 22nd district from 2013 to 2017, was re-elected to a third term with 63% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primaryCandidates;Declared
District 22The 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. Democrat Ted Deutch, who has represented the district since 2017 and previously represented the 19th district from 2010 to 2013 and the 21st district from 2013 to 2017, was re-elected to a fourth term with 59% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primaryCandidates;Declared
Republican primaryCandidates;Declared
General electionResultsDistrict 23The 23rd district is located in the Miami metro area, including Plantation, Sunrise, and Weston. Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, was re-elected to a seventh term with 57% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primaryCandidates;Declared
Candidates;Declared
Primary resultsIndependents, who lost in the 2016 primary to Wasserman Schultz by a 57% to 43% margin, ran again in 2018. Don Endriss also ran as an independent candidate.General electionResultsDistrict 24The 24th district includes parts of Miami and its northern suburbs such as North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens. Democrat Frederica Wilson, who has 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. Because no write-in candidates or candidates of other parties filed to run in this district, the Democratic primary was open to all voters.Democratic primaryCandidates;Declared
RepublicanWithdrew
District 25The 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. Republican Mario Díaz-Balart, who has 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, was re-elected to an eighth term with 62% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primaryFlorida's 25th district has been included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.CandidatesDeclared
Republican primaryCandidates;Declared
PollingResultsDistrict 26The 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. Republican Carlos Curbelo, who has represented the district since 2015, was re-elected to a second term with 53% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primaryFlorida's 26th district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.Candidates;Declared
Primary resultsRepublican primaryCandidates;Declared
Primary resultsGeneral electionPolling
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