2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 16 11 Seats before 15 11 Seats won 14 13 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 3,675,417 3,307,228 Percentage 52.35% 47.10% Swing 2.36% 1.89%
Results by district Results by county Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90>%

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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[edit]

Statewide[edit]

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

Popular vote Republican   52.35% Democratic   47.10% Independent   0.55% Write-in   0.00%

House seats Republican   51.85% Democratic   48.15%

District[edit]

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

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	216,189	67.06%	106,199	32.94%	0	0.00%	322,388	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	199,335	67.44%	96,233	32.56%	0	0.00%	295,568	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	176,616	57.62%	129,880	42.38%	0	0.00%	306,496	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	248,420	65.16%	123,351	32.35%	9,478	2.49%	381,249	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	89,799	33.22%	180,527	66.78%	0	0.00	270,326	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 6	187,891	56.31%	145,758	43.69%	0	0.00%	333,649	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	134,285	42.31%	183,113	57.69%	0	0.00%	317,398	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 8	218,112	60.50%	142,415	39.50%	0	0.00%	360,527	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	124,565	41.98%	172,172	58.02%	0	0.00%	296,737	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Democratic hold
District 11	239,395	65.14%	128,053	34.84%	58	0.02%	367,506	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	194,564	58.09%	132,844	39.66%	7,510	2.24%	334,918	100.00%	Republican hold
District 13	134,254	42.36%	182,717	57.64%	0	0.00%	316,971	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Democratic hold
District 15	151,380	53.02%	134,132	46.98%	20	0.01%	285,532	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	197,483	54.56%	164,463	45.44%	0	0.00%	361,946	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	193,326	62.26%	117,194	37.74%	0	0.00%	310,520	100.00%	Republican hold
District 18	185,905	54.30%	156,454	45.70%	0	0.00%	342,359	100.00%	Republican hold
District 19	211,465	62.27%	128,106	37.72%	36	0.01%	339,607	100.00%	Republican hold
District 20	0	0.00%	202,659	99.92%	165	0.08%	202,824	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Democratic hold
District 22	113,049	37.98%	184,634	62.02%	0	0.00%	297,683	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 23	99,446	35.98%	161,611	58.48%	15,309	5.54%	276,366	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Democratic hold
District 25	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[edit]

2018 Florida's 1st congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Matt Gaetz Jennifer Zimmerman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 216,189 106,199 Percentage 67.1% 32.9%

Gaetz:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90% Results by county Gaetz:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80-90%      <90% Zimmerman:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80-90%      <90% Results by precinct

U.S. Representative before election Matt Gaetz Republican Elected U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Matt Gaetz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Cris Dosev, businessman and candidate for this district in 2016
• John Mills, retired U.S. Navy pilot

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Gaetz (incumbent)	65,203	64.8
	Republican	Cris Dosev	30,433	30.2
	Republican	John Mills	4,992	5.0
Total votes			100,628	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jennifer M. Zimmerman, pediatrician

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Phil Ehr, U.S. Navy commander

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer M. Zimmerman	22,422	60.5
	Democratic	Phil Ehr	14,650	39.5
Total votes			37,072	100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 1st congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Gaetz (incumbent)	216,189	67.1
	Democratic	Jennifer M. Zimmerman	106,199	32.9
Total votes			322,388	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[edit]

2018 Florida's 2nd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Neal Dunn Bob Rackleff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,335 96,233 Percentage 67.4% 32.6%

Dunn:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Rackleff:      50–60% Results by county Dunn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Rackleff:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Results by precinct

U.S. Representative before election Neal Dunn Republican Elected U.S. Representative Neal Dunn Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Neal Dunn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bob Rackleff, former Leon County Commissioner^[9]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Brandon Peters, lawyer

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brandon Peters	Bob Rackleff	Undecided
Bold Blue Campaigns (D-Peters)	August 21–23, 2018	407	–	47%	36%	17%

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Rackleff	29,395	50.8
	Democratic	Brandon Peters	28,483	49.2
Total votes			57,878	100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 2nd congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Dunn (incumbent)	199,335	67.4
	Democratic	Bob Rackleff	96,233	32.6
Total votes			295,568	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[edit]

2018 Florida's 3rd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Ted Yoho Yvonne Hayes Hinson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 176,616 129,880 Percentage 57.6% 42.4%

County results Yoho:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hinson:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ted Yoho Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ted Yoho Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Ted Yoho, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Judson Sapp, businessman^[10]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Yoho (incumbent)	54,848	76.3
	Republican	Judson Sapp	17,068	23.7
Total votes			71,916	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Yvonne Hayes Hinson, former Gainesville City Commissioner

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Dushyant Gosai, educator
• Tom Wells, businessman

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Hayes Hinson	31,655	59.5
	Democratic	Tom Wells	17,663	33.2
	Democratic	Dushyant Gosai	3,883	7.3
Total votes			53,201	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 3rd congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Yoho (incumbent)	176,616	57.6
	Democratic	Yvonne Hayes Hinson	129,880	42.4
Total votes			306,496	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[edit]

2018 Florida's 4th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate John Rutherford Ges Selmont Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 248,420 123,351 Percentage 65.2% 32.4%

County results Rutherford:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election John Rutherford Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Rutherford Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John Rutherford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn[edit]

• Rob Ficker^[13]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Ges Selmont, attorney

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 4th congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford (incumbent)	248,420	65.2
	Democratic	Ges Selmont	123,351	32.4
	Independent	Joceline Berrios	7,155	1.9
	Independent	Jason Bulger	2,321	0.6
	Write-in		2	0.0
Total votes			381,249	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

2018 Florida's 5th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Al Lawson Virginia Fuller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 180,527 89,799 Percentage 66.8% 33.2%

County results Lawson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Fuller      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Al Lawson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Al Lawson Democratic

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Al Lawson, incumbent U.S. Representative^[14]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Alvin Brown, former mayor of Jacksonville

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alvin Brown	Al Lawson	Undecided
University of North Florida	August 17–19, 2018	402	–	29%	48%	23%
St. Pete Polls	August 11–12, 2018	445	± 4.6%	27%	50%	23%

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Lawson (incumbent)	53,990	60.3
	Democratic	Alvin Brown	35,584	39.7
Total votes			89,574	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Virginia Fuller, nurse and perennial candidate

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 5th congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Lawson (incumbent)	180,527	66.8
	Republican	Virginia Fuller	89,799	33.2
Total votes			270,326	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

2018 Florida's 6th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Michael Waltz Nancy Soderberg Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 187,891 145,758 Percentage 56.3% 43.7%

County results Waltz:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ron DeSantis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Michael Waltz Republican

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.^[16] The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Michael Waltz, former Green Beret^[17]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Fred Costello, former state representative^[18]
• John Ward, businessman^[19]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Jimmy Johns, St. Johns County commissioner^[20][21]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Fred Costello	Michael Waltz	John Ward	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	August 10, 2018	528	± 4.3%	16%	40%	21%	23%
St. Pete Polls	July 18, 2018	477	± 4.5%	21%	20%	21%	38%

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Waltz	32,916	42.4
	Republican	John Ward	23,593	30.4
	Republican	Fred Costello	21,074	27.2
Total votes			77,583	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

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.^[30]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Nancy Soderberg, former representative at the United Nations and former deputy national security advisor^[31]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Stephen Sevigny, radiologist^[32]
• John Upchurch, attorney^[33]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Robert Coffman, commercial pilot^[34]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Stephen Sevigny	Nancy Soderberg	John Upchurch	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	August 17, 2018	407	± 4.9%	19%	50%	12%	20%
St. Pete Polls	July 18, 2018	420	± 4.8%	10%	30%	13%	46%

Debate[edit]

2018 Florida's 6th congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Stephen Sevigny	Nancy Soderberg	John Upchurch
1	Aug. 2, 2018	The Daytona Beach News-Journal		YouTube	P	P	P

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Soderberg	32,174	55.6
	Democratic	John Upchurch	13,088	22.6
	Democratic	Stephen Sevigny	12,633	21.8
Total votes			57,895	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michael Waltz (R)	Nancy Soderberg (D)	Undecided
GQR Research (D)	October 1–4, 2018	400	± 4.9%	45%	45%	9%
St. Pete Polls	September 19, 2018	730	± 3.6%	47%	43%	10%
GQR Research (D)	September 4–6, 2018	400	± 4.9%	47%	46%	–

Debate[edit]

A debate was scheduled for September 25, but it was cancelled.^[45][46]

2018 Florida's 6th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Michael Waltz	Nancy Soderberg
1	Oct. 2, 2018	WESH	Greg Fox	YouTube	P	P

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[47]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[48]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[49]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP[50]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[51]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538[52]	Lean R	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Likely R	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Lean R	November 4, 2018

Results[edit]

Florida's 6th congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Waltz	187,891	56.3
	Democratic	Nancy Soderberg	145,758	43.7
Total votes			333,649	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7[edit]

2018 Florida's 7th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Stephanie Murphy Mike Miller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 183,113 134,285 Percentage 57.7% 42.3%

County results Murphy:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Stephanie Murphy Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy Democratic

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Stephanie Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Chardo Richardson, former president of the ACLU

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Murphy (incumbent)	49,060	86.2
	Democratic	Chardo Richardson	7,846	13.2
Total votes			56,906	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mike Miller, state representative^[61]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Vennia Francois, policy advisor^[62]
• Scott Sturgill, former Seminole County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor and state house candidate in 2014^[63]

Declined[edit]

• Bob Cortes, state representative^[64]
• Joel Greenberg, Seminole County Tax Collector^[65]
• David Simmons, state senator^[66]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Vennia Francois	Mike Miller	Scott Sturgill	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	August 20, 2018	321	± 5.5%	8%	42%	26%	24%

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Miller	30,629	53.9
	Republican	Scott Sturgill	17,253	30.4
	Republican	Vennia Francois	8,950	15.8
Total votes			56,832	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Stephanie Murphy (D)	Mike Miller (R)	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	August 30, 2018	435	± 4.7%	47%	46%	7%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[47]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[48]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[49]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
RCP[50]	Lean D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[51]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
538[52]	Likely D	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Likely D	November 2, 2018

Results[edit]

Florida's 7th congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Murphy (incumbent)	183,113	57.7
	Republican	Mike Miller	134,285	42.3
Total votes			317,398	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8[edit]

2018 Florida's 8th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Bill Posey Sanjay Patel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 218,112 142,415 Percentage 60.5% 39.5%

County results Posey:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Posey Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Posey Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bill Posey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Sanjay Patel, management consultant

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 8th congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey (incumbent)	218,112	60.5
	Democratic	Sanjay Patel	142,415	39.5
Total votes			360,527	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9[edit]

2018 Florida's 9th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Darren Soto Wayne Liebnitzky Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 172,172 124,565 Percentage 58.0% 42.0%

County results Soto:      60–70% Liebnitzky:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Darren Soto Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Darren Soto Democratic

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Darren Soto, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Alan Grayson, former U.S. Representative^[80]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alan Grayson	Darren Soto	Undecided
SurveyUSA	August 2–6, 2018	512	± 5.4%	38%	45%	17%

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	36,586	66.4
	Democratic	Alan Grayson	18,528	33.6
Total votes			55,114	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Wayne Liebnitzky, engineer and nominee for this seat in 2016

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Darren Soto (D)	Wayne Liebnitzky (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 2–7, 2018	535	± 6.4%	48%	40%	11%

Results[edit]

Florida's 9th congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	172,172	58.0
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	124,565	42.0
Total votes			296,737	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10[edit]

2018 Florida's 10th congressional district election

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Majority party   Candidate Val Demings Party Democratic Popular vote Unopposed Percentage N/a

U.S. Representative before election Val Demings Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Val Demings Democratic

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[edit]

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[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Val Demings, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Wade Darius, businessman

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Demings (incumbent)	73,601	75.0
	Democratic	Wade Darius	24,534	25.0
Total votes			98,135	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

No Republicans filed.

General election[edit]

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.

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 10th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Demings (incumbent)	Unopposed	N/a
Total votes				N/a
	Democratic hold

District 11[edit]

2018 Florida's 11th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Daniel Webster Dana Cottrell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 239,395 128,053 Percentage 65.2% 34.8%

County results Webster:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Daniel Webster Republican Elected U.S. Representative Daniel Webster Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Daniel Webster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dana Cottrell, teacher

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 11th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Webster (incumbent)	239,395	65.2
	Democratic	Dana Cottrell	128,053	34.8
	Independent	Luis Saldana (write-in)	58	0.0
Total votes			367,506	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12[edit]

2018 Florida's 12th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Gus Bilirakis Chris Hunter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,564 132,844 Percentage 58.1% 39.7%

County results Bilirakis:     50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Gus Bilirakis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Gus Bilirakis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Chris Hunter, former federal prosecutor

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Stephen Perenich, tax preparer
• Robert Tager, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2016

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Hunter	31,761	65.3
	Democratic	Stephen Perenich	9,303	19.1
	Democratic	Robert Tager	7,597	15.6
Total votes			48,661	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gus Bilirakis (R)	Christopher Hunter (D)	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	July 28, 2018	615	± 4.0%	49%	30%	21%

Results[edit]

Florida's 12th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis (incumbent)	194,564	58.1
	Democratic	Chris Hunter	132,844	39.7
	Independent	Angelika Purkis	7,510	2.2
Total votes			334,918	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13[edit]

2018 Florida's 13th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Charlie Crist George Buck Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 182,717 134,254 Percentage 57.6% 42.4%

Precinct results Crist:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Buck:      50–60%      60–70%      >90% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election Charlie Crist Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Charlie Crist Democratic

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Charlie Crist, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• George Buck, educator

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Brad Sostack, navy veteran

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Buck	30,560	56.0
	Republican	Brad Sostack	24,013	44.0
Total votes			54,573	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[47]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[48]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[49]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[50]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[51]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[52]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Likely D	November 2, 2018

Results[edit]

Florida's 13th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Crist (incumbent)	182,717	57.6
	Republican	George Buck	134,254	42.4
Total votes			316,971	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14[edit]

2018 Florida's 14th congressional district election

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Majority party   Candidate Kathy Castor Party Democratic Popular vote Unopposed Percentage N/a

U.S. Representative before election Kathy Castor Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathy Castor Democratic

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Kathy Castor, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary[edit]

No Republicans filed.

General election[edit]

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.

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida's 14th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Castor (incumbent)	Unopposed	N/a
Total votes				N/a
	Democratic hold

District 15[edit]

2018 Florida's 15th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Ross Spano Kristen Carlson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 151,380 134,132 Percentage 53.0% 47.0%

County results Spano:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Dennis Ross Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ross Spano Republican

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.^[83]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit