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.[1]

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

November 6, 2018
All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	62.65%
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%
Republican   50-59%   60-69% Democratic   50-59%   60-69%   90>%

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.	+/–	%
	Republican Party	22	3,675,417	52.35%	14	2	51.85%
	Democratic Party	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%

District

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

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Phil Ehr, U.S. Navy commander
• Jennifer M. Zimmerman, pediatrician

Primary results

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer M. Zimmerman	22,422	60.48%
	Democratic	Phil Ehr	14,650	39.52%
Total votes			37,072	100%

Candidates

Declared

• Cris Dosev, businessman
• Matt Gaetz, incumbent
• John Mills, retired U.S. Navy pilot

Primary results

Republican primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Gaetz (incumbent)	65,203	64.80%
	Republican	Cris Dosev	30,433	30.24%
	Republican	John Mills	4,992	4.96%
Total votes			100,628	100%

Results

Florida's 1st congressional district, 2018[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Gaetz (incumbent)	216,189	67.06%
	Democratic	Jennifer M. Zimmerman	106,199	32.94%
Total votes			322,388	100%
	Republican hold

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Brandon Peters, lawyer
• Bob Rackleff, former Leon County Commissioner.[5]

Polling

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

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Rackleff	29,395	50.79%
	Democratic	Brandon Peters	28,483	49.21%
Total votes			57,878	100%

Candidates

• Neal Dunn, incumbent

Results

Florida's 2nd congressional district, 2018[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Dunn (incumbent)	199,335	67.44%
	Democratic	Bob Rackleff	96,233	32.56%
Total votes			295,568	100%
	Republican hold

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Dushyant Gosai, educator
• Yvonne Hayes Hinson, former Gainesville City Commissioner
• Tom Wells, businessman

Primary results

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Hayes Hinson	31,655	59.50%
	Democratic	Tom Wells	17,663	33.20%
	Democratic	Dushyant Gosai	3,883	7.30%
Total votes			53,201	100%

Candidates

Declared

• Judson Sapp, businessman
• Ted Yoho, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Yoho (incumbent)	54,848	76.27%
	Republican	Judson Sapp	17,068	23.73%
Total votes			71,916	100%

Results

Florida's 3rd congressional district, 2018[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Yoho (incumbent)	176,616	57.6%
	Democratic	Yvonne Hayes Hinson	129,880	42.4%
Total votes			306,496	100%
	Republican hold

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Ges Selmont, attorney

Candidates

Declared

• John Rutherford, incumbent

Results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford (incumbent)	248,420	65.16%
	Democratic	Ges Selmont	123,351	32.35%
	Independent	Joceline Berrios	7,155	1.88%
	Independent	Jason Bulger	2,321	0.61%
	Write-in		2	<0.01%
Total votes			381,249	100%
	Republican hold

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.[6]

Candidates

Declared

• Alvin Brown, former Jacksonville mayor
• Al Lawson, incumbent

Polling

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

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Lawson (incumbent)	53,990	60.27%
	Democratic	Alvin Brown	35,584	39.73%
Total votes			89,574	100%

Candidates

Declared

• Virginia Fuller, nurse and perennial candidate

Results

Florida's 5th congressional district, 2018[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Lawson (incumbent)	180,527	66.78%
	Republican	Virginia Fuller	89,799	33.22%
Total votes			270,326	100%
	Democratic hold

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.[7] 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.[8]

Candidates

Declared

• Stephen Sevigny, radiologist
• Nancy Soderberg, former Representative at the United Nations and former Deputy National Security Advisor.[9]
• John Upchurch, attorney

Polling

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%

Primary results

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Soderberg	32,174	55.57%
	Democratic	John Upchurch	13,088	22.61%
	Democratic	Stephen Sevigny	12,633	21.82%
Total votes			57,895	100%

Candidates

Declared

• Fred Costello, former state representative
• Michael Waltz, former Green Beret
• John Ward, businessman

Polling

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

Republican primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Waltz	32,916	42.43%
	Republican	John Ward	23,593	30.41%
	Republican	Fred Costello	21,074	27.16%
Total votes			77,583	100%

Endorsements

Michael Waltz (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States[10]

Polling

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%	–

Results

Florida's 6th congressional district, 2018[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Waltz	187,891	56.31%
	Democratic	Nancy Soderberg	145,758	43.69%
Total votes			333,649	100%
	Republican hold

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.

Candidates

• Chardo Richardson, former president of the ACLU
• Stephanie Murphy, incumbent

Endorsements

Chardo Richardson

Individuals

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic nominee for New York's 14th congressional district[11]

Organizations

• Justice Democrats
• Brand New Congress

Stephanie Murphy

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States 2009–2017; U.S. Senator from Delaware 1973–2009; candidate for President in 1988 and in 2008[12]

Individuals

• Mark Kelly, retired astronaut, engineer, and U.S. Navy Captain[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Murphy (incumbent)	49,060	86.21%
	Democratic	Chardo Richardson	7,846	13.19%
Total votes			56,906	100%

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Miller, state representative[13]
• Scott Sturgill, former Seminole County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor and state house candidate in 2014[14]
• Vennia Francois, policy advisor[15]

Declined

• Bob Cortes, state representative[16]
• Joel Greenberg, Seminole County Tax Collector[17]
• David Simmons, state senator[18]

Endorsements

Mike Miller

• Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator[19]

Scott Sturgill

• Kevin Beary, former Orange County Sheriff[20]
• Dennis Lemma, Seminole County Sheriff[20]
• Carlos López-Cantera, Lieutenant Governor of Florida[21]

Polling

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

Republican primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Miller	30,629	53.89%
	Republican	Scott Sturgill	17,253	30.36%
	Republican	Vennia Francois	8,950	15.75%
Total votes			56,832	100%

Polling

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%

Results

Florida's 7th congressional district, 2018[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Murphy (incumbent)	183,113	57.69%
	Republican	Mike Miller	134,285	42.31%
Total votes			317,398	100%
	Democratic hold

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Sanjay Patel, management consultant

Candidates

Declared

• Bill Posey, incumbent

Results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey (incumbent)	218,112	60.50%
	Democratic	Sanjay Patel	142,415	39.50%
Total votes			360,527	100%
	Republican hold

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Alan Grayson, former U.S. Representative[22]
• Darren Soto, incumbent

Polling

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

Democratic primary results, Florida 2018[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	36,586	66.38%
	Democratic	Alan Grayson	18,528	33.62%
Total votes			55,114	100%

Candidates

Declared

• Wayne Liebnitzky, engineer and candidate for Congress in 2016

Polling

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

Florida's 9th congressional district, 2018[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	172,172	58.02%
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	124,565	41.98%
Total votes			296,737	100%
	Democratic hold

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Wade Darius, businessman
• Val Demings, incumbent

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Demings (incumbent)	73,601	75.00%
	Democratic	Wade Darius	24,534	25.00%
Total votes			98,135	100%

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Dana Cottrell, teacher

Candidates

Declared

• Daniel Webster, incumbent

Results

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

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Chris Hunter, former federal prosecutor
• Stephen Perenich, tax preparer
• Robert Tager, attorney and candidate for Congress in 2016

Primary results

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

Candidates

Declared

• Gus Bilirakis, incumbent

Polling

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

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

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Charlie Crist, incumbent

Candidates

Declared

• George Buck, educator
• Brad Sostack, navy veteran

Primary results

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

Results

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

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Kathy Castor, incumbent

General election

Incumbent Kathy Castor ran unopposed in the 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.[23]

Nominee

• Ross Spano, State Representative (District 59) since 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Neil Combee, State Representative (District 39) 2012–2017
• Sean Harper, contractor
• Danny Kushmer, non-profit executive
• Ed Shoemaker, conservative activist

Declined

• Ben Albritton, State Representative (District 56) since 2010[24]
• Scott Franklin, Lakeland City Commissioner since 2018[25]
• Grady Judd, Sheriff of Polk County since 2005[24]
• Tom Lee, State Senator (District 20) 1996–2006 and since 2012[24]
• Seth McKeel, State Representative (District 40) 2006–2014[24][26]
• Kelli Stargel, State Senator (District 22) since 2012[24][25]

Withdrew

• Loretta "Leah Lax" Miller, former IDF officer[27]
• Curt Rogers
• Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2011[24]

Endorsements

Neil Combee

State legislators

• J. D. Alexander, State Senator from Florida (District 17) 2002–2012[28]
• John Wood, State Representative from Florida (District 41) 2008–present[29]
• Mike La Rosa, State Representative from Florida (District 42) 2012–present[29]
• Ben Albritton, State Representative from Florida (District 56) 2010–present[29]

Newspapers

• Tampa Bay Times[30] (primary only)

Declined to endorse

U.S. Representatives

• Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative from FL-15 2011–present[24] (endorsed Spano in general election)

Sheriffs

• Grady Judd, Sheriff of Polk County 2005–present[31] (endorsed Spano in general election)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Neil Combee	Sean Harper	Danny Kushmer	Ed Shoemaker	Ross Spano	Other	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	August 24, 2018	404	± 4.9%	32%	6%	5%	8%	30%	–	20%
St. Pete Polls	August 11–12, 2018	360	± 5.2%	36%	4%	4%	5%	30%	–	22%
Strategic Government Consulting	August 7–8, 2018	508	± 4.3%	31%	4%	3%	4%	17%	–	40%
SurveyUSA	July 25–30, 2018	524	± 6.0%	20%	6%	7%	7%	26%	–	34%
St. Pete Polls	July 8, 2018	532	± 4.2%	20%	3%	2%	4%	32%	2%[32]	37%
St. Pete Polls	May 25–27, 2018	494	± 4.4%	23%	4%	4%	4%	29%	2%[33]	34%

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Spano	26,868	44.1
	Republican	Neil Combee	20,577	33.8
	Republican	Sean Harper	6,013	9.9
	Republican	Danny Kushmer	4,061	6.7
	Republican	Ed Shoemaker	3,377	5.5
Total votes			60,896	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Kristen Carlson, attorney
• Andrew Learned, naval reserve officer
• Ray Pena, retired police officer

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kristen Carlson	Andrew Learned	Ray Peña	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	July 25–30, 2018	535	± 6.1%	31%	12%	12%	–	46%
GQR Research (D-Carlson)	June 14–17, 2018	401	± 4.9%	25%	14%	10%	6%	45%

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristen Carlson	24,470	53.4
	Democratic	Andrew P. Learned	14,488	31.6
	Democratic	Raymond "Ray" Peña	6,895	15.0
Total votes			45,853	100.0

Endorsements

Ross Spano (R)

U.S. Senators

• Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida 2011–present; candidate for President in 2016[34]

U.S. Representatives

• Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative from FL-15 2011–present[35]

Statewide officials

• Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida 2011–present[34]

State legislators

• Jake Raburn, State Representative from Florida (District 57) 2012–present[29]

Sheriffs

• Grady Judd, Sheriff of Polk County 2005–present[35]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of Oct 17, 2018
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Kristen Carlson (D)	$1,306,227	$1,065,973	$240,254
Ross Spano (R)	$587,719	$519,283	$68,435
Source: Federal Election Commission[36]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ross Spano (R)	Kristen Carlson (D)	Other	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	November 5, 2018	1,194	± 2.8%	46%	44%	–	9%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 16–19, 2018	499	± 4.7%	43%	43%	–	14%
Remington (R)	October 17–18, 2018	1,369	± 2.64%	47%	41%	–	12%
GQR Research (D-Carlson)	October 16–18, 2018	400	± 4.9%	47%	47%	–	6%
SurveyUSA	October 9–14, 2018	591	± 4.6%	45%	45%	3%[37]	7%
WPA Intelligence (R)	October 3–4, 2018	418	± 4.9%	46%	39%	–	15%
Bold Blue Campaigns (D)	September 22–27, 2018	500	± 4.5%	49%	46%	–	5%
GQR Research (D-Carlson)	September 4–8, 2018	400	± 4.9%	47%	48%	–	–

Results

Florida's 15th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Spano	151,380	53.0
	Democratic	Kristen Carlson	134,132	47.0
	Independent	Dave Johnson (write-in)	15	0.0
	Independent	Jeffrey G. Rabinowitz (write-in)	3	0.0
	Independent	Alek Bynzar (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			285,532	100.0
	Republican hold

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.[8]

Candidates

Declared

• Jan Schneider, attorney
• David Shapiro, attorney

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Shapiro	34,787	54.7
	Democratic	Jan Schneider	28,811	45.3
Total votes			63,598	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Vern Buchanan, incumbent

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Vern Buchanan (R)	David Shapiro (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)	October 4–7, 2018	400	± 4.9%	52%	42%	5%
University of North Florida	September 30 – October 2, 2018	499	–	49%	40%	11%
St. Pete Polls	October 1, 2018	1,248	± 2.8%	50%	43%	6%
ALG Research (D-Shapiro)	August 22–26, 2018	400	± 4.9%	48%	44%	–
St. Pete Polls	July 28, 2018	681	± 3.8%	44%	35%	22%
Public Policy Polling (D)	April 16–17, 2018	655	± 3.8%	49%	37%	14%

Results

Florida's 16th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vern Buchanan (incumbent)	197,483	54.6
	Democratic	David Shapiro	164,463	45.4
Total votes			361,946	100.0
	Republican hold

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.[38][39] 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.[40]

Candidates

Declared

• April Freeman, businesswoman and candidate for Congress in 2014 and 2016 (deceased) [41]
• Bill Pollard, respiratory therapist[42]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	April Freeman	33,376	77.0
	Democratic	Bill Pollard	9,976	23.0
Total votes			43,352	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Bill Akins, veteran[43]
• Greg Steube , state senator[44]
• Julio Gonzalez, state representative[45]

Endorsements

Greg Steube

Organizations

• Club for Growth

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Akins	Julio Gonzalez	Greg Steube	Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R-CFG)	August 8–9, 2018	300	± 5.7%	5%	16%	39%	40%

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Steube	48,963	62.4
	Republican	Bill Akins	15,133	19.3
	Republican	Julio Gonzalez	14,402	18.3
Total votes			78,498	100.0

Results

Florida's 17th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Steube	193,326	62.3
	Democratic	Allen Ellison	117,194	37.7
Total votes			310,520	100.0
	Republican hold

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.[46]

Candidates

Declared

• Lauren Baer, attorney and former U.S. State Department official[47]
• Pam Keith, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[48]

Declined

• Dave Aronberg, Palm Beach County State Attorney and former state senator[49][47]
• Jonathan Chane, attorney and candidate for Congress in 2016[50]
• Corinna Robinson, retired Army major and candidate for Congress in 2014[51]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lauren Baer	34,922	60.3
	Democratic	Pam Keith	23,007	39.7
Total votes			57,929	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Dave Cummings, educator
• Mark Freeman, businessman
• Brian Mast, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Mast (incumbent)	55,427	77.7
	Republican	Mark Freeman	8,081	11.3
	Republican	Dave Cummings	7,871	11.0
Total votes			71,379	100.0

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 15, 2018

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Mast (R)	Lauren Baer (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)	October 27–29, 2018	475	–	53%	44%	–
Global Strategy Group (D)	September 26–30, 2018	600	± 4.9%	48%	45%	–
Public Policy Polling (D)	September 17–19, 2018	533	–	46%	43%	10%

Results

Florida's 18th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Mast (incumbent)	185,905	54.3
	Democratic	Lauren Baer	156,454	45.7
Total votes			342,359	100.0
	Republican hold

District 19

The 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.

Candidates

Declared

• David Holden, financial adviser
• Todd James Truax, healthcare administrator

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Holden	24,390	67.9
	Democratic	Todd James Truax	11,513	32.1
Total votes			35,903	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Francis Rooney, incumbent

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Francis Rooney (R)	David Holden (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D-Holden)	September 10–12, 2018	468	± 4.0%	51%	42%	–

Results

Florida's 19th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis Rooney (incumbent)	211,465	62.3
	Democratic	David Holden	128,106	37.7
	Independent	Pete Pollard (write-in)	36	0.0
Total votes			339,607	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

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. 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.

Candidates

Declared

• Alcee Hastings, incumbent
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Healthcare Executive

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	50,315	73.6
	Democratic	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	18,031	26.4
Total votes			68,346	100.0

Results

Florida's 20th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	202,659	99.9
	Independent	Jay Bonner (write-in)	165	0.1
Total votes			202,824	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

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. 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.

Candidates

Declared

• Lois Frankel, incumbent

General election

Incumbent Lois Frankel ran unopposed in the general election.

District 22

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. 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.

Candidates

Declared

• Ted Deutch, incumbent
• Jeff Fandl, businessman

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch (incumbent)	52,628	86.5
	Democratic	Jeff Fandl	8,207	13.5
Total votes			60,835	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Nicolas Kimaz, businessman
• Javier Manjarres, blogger
• Eddison Walters, real estate investor

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nicolas Kimaz	13,939	41.0
	Republican	Javier Manjarres	11,552	33.9
	Republican	Eddison Walters	8,545	25.1
Total votes			34,036	100.0

Results

Florida's 22nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch (incumbent)	184,634	62.0
	Republican	Nicolas Kimaz	113,049	38.0
Total votes			297,683	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 23

The 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.

Candidates

Declared

• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, incumbent

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Kaufman, counter-terrorism researcher and candidate for state house in 1998 and 2000 and Congress in 2012, 2014, and 2016
• Carlos Reyes, lawyer
• Carla Spalding, nurse and candidate for Congress in 2016

Endorsements

Carlos Reyes

Newspapers

• Miami Herald[52]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kaufman	11,304	44.7
	Republican	Carlos Reyes	8,508	33.7
	Republican	Carla Spalding	5,453	21.6
Total votes			25,265	100.0

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.[53][54] Don Endriss also ran as an independent candidate.

Results

Florida's 23rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (incumbent)	161,611	58.5
	Republican	Joe Kaufman	99,446	36.0
	Independent	Tim Canova	13,697	5.0
	Independent	Don Endriss	1,612	0.6
Total votes			276,366	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 24

The 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.

Candidates

Declared

• Ricardo de la Fuente, entrepreneur
• Frederica Wilson, incumbent

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederica Wilson (incumbent)	65,894	83.7
	Democratic	Ricardo de la Fuente	12,833	16.3
Total votes			78,727	100.0

Republican

Withdrew

• Louis E. Sola, U.S. Army veteran[55]

General election

Both candidates were removed from the ballot which was cited for the recount in the Florida gubernatorial and United States Senate elections.[56][57] Incumbent Frederica Wilson won unopposed in the general election.

District 25

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. 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 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.[46]

Candidates

Declared

• Mary Barzee Flores, attorney and former Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Judge

Withdrew

• Annisa Karim, Lee County Department of Parks & Recreation manager (endorsed Flores)[58]
• Alina Valdes, doctor and candidate for Congress in 2016 (endorsed Flores)[59]

Endorsements

Mary Barzee Flores

Organizations

• EMILY's List[60][61]
• League of Conservation Voters [62]
• Progressive Democrats of America[63]

Candidates

Declared

• Mario Díaz-Balart, incumbent

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mario Díaz-Balart (R)	Mary Barzee-Flores (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)	September 17–19, 2018	541	–	41%	36%	22%
Public Policy Polling (D)	May 21–23, 2018	670	–	46%	39%	15%

Results

Florida's 25th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mario Díaz-Balart (incumbent)	128,672	60.4
	Democratic	Mary Barzee Flores	84,173	39.6
Total votes			212,845	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

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. 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 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.[46]

Candidates

Declared

• Demetries Grimes,U.S. Navy veteran
• Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, businesswoman and candidate for state senate in 2016[64]

Declined

• Steve Smith, businessman[65]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	20,997	63.5
	Democratic	Demetries Grimes	12,095	36.5
Total votes			33,092	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Carlos Curbelo, incumbent
• Souraya Faas, television personality

Endorsements

Carlos Curbelo

Newspapers

• Miami Herald[52]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Curbelo (incumbent)	29,506	84.0
	Republican	Souraya Faas	5,629	16.0
Total votes			35,135	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carlos Curbelo (R)	Debbie Mucarsel- Powell (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 19–24, 2018	499	± 4.9%	44%	45%	11%
Mason-Dixon	October 3–9, 2018	625	± 4.0%	46%	45%	9%
GBA Strategies (D)	September 27 – October 1, 2018	500	± 4.4%	48%	50%	–
GQR Research (D-Mucarsel-Powell)	September 23–27, 2018	511	± 4.9%	48%	49%	–
Public Policy Polling (D)	September 17–19, 2018	511	–	44%	45%	11%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 13–17, 2018	509	± 5.0%	47%	44%	9%
GBA Strategies (D)	July 16–22, 2018	500	± 4.4%	48%	41%	–
DCCC (D)	March 17–22, 2018	418	± 4.9%	45%	40%	–

Results

Florida's 26th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	119,797	50.9
	Republican	Carlos Curbelo (incumbent)	115,678	49.1
Total votes			235,475	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 27

The 27th district is located in the Miami metro area, including Coral Gables, Kendall, Miami Beach, and portions of Miami. Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 18th district from 1989 to 2013, retired from office in 2018.[66]

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.[46]

Candidates

Declared

• Matt Haggman, Miami program director of the Knight Foundation and former Miami Herald reporter[67]
• Michael Hepburn, University of Miami academic adviser and candidate for state house in 2010 and 2014[68]
• David Richardson, state representative[69]
• Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and former president of the University of Miami[70]
• Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, Miami Beach city commissioner[71][72]

Withdrew

• Mary Barzee Flores, attorney and former Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida judge (running for FL-25)[73]
• Scott Fuhrman, businessman and candidate for Congress in 2016[74]
• José Javier Rodríguez, state senator[75]
• Ken Russell, Miami City Commissioner[76]

Potential

• Francisco Cerezo, attorney[77]
• Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Commissioner[78]
• Cindy Lerner, former mayor of Pinecrest and former state representative[78]
• Jimmy Morales, Miami Beach City Manager[78]
• Mark Person[78]
• Marc Sarnoff, former Miami City Commissioner[78]

Declined

• Alberto Carvalho, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent[79][80]
• Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami[78]
• Philip Levine, Mayor of Miami Beach[78]

Endorsements

David Richardson

Individuals

• Scott Fuhrman, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2016[81]

Organizations

• SAVE Dade[82]

Michael Hepburn

Individuals

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, educator, community organizer, and political activist of Puerto Rican ancestry; Democratic nominee for NY-14 in 2018[83]

Organizations

• Brand New Congress
• Justice Democrats

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Haggman	Michael Hepburn	David Richardson	Kristen Rosen-Gonzalez	Donna Shalala	Undecided
Bendixen & Amandi Research (D-Shalala)	August 10–16, 2018	600	± 4.0%	10%	2%	18%	9%	36%	25%
Frederick Polls (D-Richardson)	August 6–7, 2018	300	± 5.6%	9%	4%	20%	7%	32%	28%
RABA Research (D-Haggman)	August 2–5, 2018	433	± 4.7%	16%	4%	15%	11%	26%	27%
Bendixen & Amandi Research (D-Shalala)	June 2–8, 2018	600	± 4.0%	5%	2%	16%	8%	43%	26%

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Shalala	14,153	31.9
	Democratic	David Richardson	12,191	27.5
	Democratic	Kristen Rosen-Gonzalez	7,783	17.5
	Democratic	Matt Haggman	7,510	16.9
	Democratic	Michael Hepburn	2,723	6.1
Total votes			44,360	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• Elizabeth Adadi, U.S. Army veteran
• Bruno Barreiro, Miami-Dade County Commissioner[84]
• Angie Chirino, songwriter (daughter of Cuban-American musician Willy Chirino)[85]
• Stephen Marks, political consultant
• Mike Ohevzion, businessman
• Maria Peiro, educator and candidate for Congress in 2016[84]
• Bettina Rodriguez-Aguilera, former Doral City Councilwoman[86]
• Maria Elvira Salazar, journalist[87]
• Gina Sosa, filmmaker

Withdrew

• Raquel Regalado, former Miami-Dade School Board member and candidate for Mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2016[78][88]

Potential

• Jeb Bush Jr., son of former governor Jeb Bush[89]
• José Félix Díaz, state representative[78]
• Art Estopinan, former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen[89]
• Ed MacDougall, former mayor of Cutler Bay and candidate for Congress in 2014[90]
• Jeanette Núñez, state representative[88]
• Juan C. Zapata, former Miami-Dade County Commissioner[78]

Declined

• Carlos Curbelo, U.S. Representative for Florida's 26th congressional district[91]
• Miguel Díaz de la Portilla, former state senator[78]
• Anitere Flores, state senator[78][88][92]
• René García, state senator[78][93]
• Carlos López-Cantera, Lieutenant Governor of Florida and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[78][88][89][94]

Endorsements

Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera

Newspapers

• Miami Herald[52]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bruno Barreiro	Maria Elvira Salazar	Other	Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Salazar)	August 14–16, 2018	300	± 5.7%	16%	40%	17%[95]	27%
Magellan Strategies (R-Barreiro)	June 11–12, 2018	401	± 4.9%	10%	24%	0%[96]	67%

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Maria Elvira Salazar	15,812	40.5
	Republican	Bruno Barreiro	10,026	25.7
	Republican	Maria Peiro	3,120	8.0
	Republican	Stephen Marks	2,733	7.0
	Republican	Angie Chirino	2,677	6.9
	Republican	Bettina Rodriguez-Aguilera	1,684	4.3
	Republican	Mike Ohevzion	1,467	3.8
	Republican	Elizabeth Adadi	775	2.0
	Republican	Gina Sosa	760	1.9
Total votes			39,054	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Maria Elvira Salazar (R)	Donna Shalala (D)	Mayra Joli (I)	Undecided
ALG Research (D)	October 25–28, 2018	500	± 4.4%	44%	49%	–	–
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 15–19, 2018	542	± 5.0%	37%	44%	4%	15%
ALG Research (D-Shalala)	October 11–14, 2018	500	± 4.4%	39%	44%	–	10%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Salazar)	October 11–14, 2018	400	–	50%	41%	–	–
Mason-Dixon	October 1–6, 2018	625	± 4.0%	44%	42%	1%	13%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Salazar)	September 10–13, 2018	400	± 4.9%	51%	42%	–	7%
Bendixen & Amandi Research (D-Shalala)	August 29 – September 2, 2018	600	± 4.0%	42%	46%	8%	4%

Results

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Shalala	130,743	51.8
	Republican	Maria Elvira Salazar	115,588	45.8
	Independent	Mayra Joli	6,255	2.5
Total votes			252,586	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2018 United States elections

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79. Mazzei, Patricia (May 5, 2017). "Is Miami-Dade schools chief thinking of running for Congress?". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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85. "Angie Chirino, Daughter of Cuban Singer Willy Chirino, Running for Congress". WTVJ. January 18, 2018.
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87. Daugherty, Alex (March 1, 2018). "Journalist Maria Elvira Salazar joins GOP race for Ros-Lehtinen's seat". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
88. Smiley, David (May 23, 2017). "Raquel Regalado announces run for Congress". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
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93. Perry, Mitch (May 15, 2017). "Rene Garcia opts not to run for CD 27 seat". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
94. Mazzei, Patricia (August 20, 2017). "Lopez-Cantera says no to Miami run for Congress". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
95. All other candidates combined for 17%.
96. All other candidates did not receive over 1% support.

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