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 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%

District Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 216,189 67.06% 106,199 32.94% 0 0.00% 322,388 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 2 199,335 67.44% 96,233 32.56% 0 0.00% 295,568 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 3 176,616 57.62% 129,880 42.38% 0 0.00% 306,496 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 4 248,420 65.16% 123,351 32.35% 9,478 2.49% 381,249 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 5 89,799 33.22% 180,527 66.78% 0 0.00 270,326 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 6 187,891 56.31% 145,758 43.69% 0 0.00% 333,649 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 7 134,285 42.31% 183,113 57.69% 0 0.00% 317,398 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 8 218,112 60.50% 142,415 39.50% 0 0.00% 360,527 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 9 124,565 41.98% 172,172 58.02% 0 0.00% 296,737 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 10 – – – – – – – – Democratic holdDistrict 11 239,395 65.14% 128,053 34.84% 58 0.02% 367,506 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 12 194,564 58.09% 132,844 39.66% 7,510 2.24% 334,918 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 13 134,254 42.36% 182,717 57.64% 0 0.00% 316,971 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 14 – – – – – – – – Democratic holdDistrict 15 151,380 53.02% 134,132 46.98% 20 0.01% 285,532 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 16 197,483 54.56% 164,463 45.44% 0 0.00% 361,946 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 17 193,326 62.26% 117,194 37.74% 0 0.00% 310,520 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 18 185,905 54.30% 156,454 45.70% 0 0.00% 342,359 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 19 211,465 62.27% 128,106 37.72% 36 0.01% 339,607 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 20 0 0.00% 202,659 99.92% 165 0.08% 202,824 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 21 – – – – – – – – Democratic holdDistrict 22 113,049 37.98% 184,634 62.02% 0 0.00% 297,683 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 23 99,446 35.98% 161,611 58.48% 15,309 5.54% 276,366 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 24 – – – – – – – – Democratic holdDistrict 25 128,672 60.45% 84,173 39.55% 0 0.00% 212,845 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 26 115,678 49.13% 119,797 50.87% 0 0.00% 235,475 100.00% Democratic gainDistrict 27 115,588 45.76% 130,743 51.76% 6,255 2.48% 252,586 100.00% Democratic gainTotal 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. Incumbent Republican Matt Gaetz, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+22.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee Matt Gaetz, incumbent U.S. Representative

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

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee Jennifer M. Zimmerman, pediatrician

Eliminated in primary Phil Ehr, U.S. Navy commander

Primary results

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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. Incumbent Republican Neal Dunn, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee Neal Dunn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee Bob Rackleff, former Leon County Commissioner

Eliminated in primary Brandon Peters, lawyer

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BrandonPeters BobRackleff UndecidedBold Blue Campaigns (D-Peters)Bold Blue Campaigns (D-Peters) August 21–23, 2018 407 – 47% 36% 17%

Primary results

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Results

District 3

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee Ted Yoho, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Judson Sapp, businessman

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee Yvonne Hayes Hinson, former Gainesville City Commissioner

Eliminated in primary Dushyant Gosai, educator Tom Wells, businessman

Primary results

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Endorsements

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. Incumbent Republican John Rutherford, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 70% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee John Rutherford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn Rob Ficker

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee Ges Selmont, attorney

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Endorsements

Results

District 5

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee Al Lawson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Alvin Brown, former mayor of Jacksonville

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AlvinBrown AlLawson UndecidedUniversity of North FloridaUniversity of North Florida August 17–19, 2018 402 – 29% 48% 23%St. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls August 11–12, 2018 445 ± 4.6% 27% 50% 23%

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee Virginia Fuller, nurse and perennial candidate

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Endorsements

Results

District 6

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. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee Mike Waltz, former Green Beret

Eliminated in primary Fred Costello, former state representative John Ward, businessman

Withdrawn Jimmy Johns, St. Johns County commissioner

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error FredCostello MikeWaltz JohnWard UndecidedSt. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls August 10, 2018 528 ± 4.3% 16% 40% 21% 23%St. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls July 18, 2018 477 ± 4.5% 21% 20%21% 38%

Primary results

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

Candidates

Nominee Nancy Soderberg, former representative at the United Nations and former deputy national security advisor

Eliminated in primary Stephen Sevigny, radiologist John Upchurch, attorney

Withdrawn Robert Coffman, commercial pilot

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error StephenSevigny NancySoderberg JohnUpchurch UndecidedSt. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls August 17, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 19% 50% 12% 20%St. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls July 18, 2018 420 ± 4.8% 10% 30% 13% 46%

Debate + 2018 Florida's 6th congressional district democratic primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Stephen Sevigny Nancy Soderberg John Upchurch1 Aug. 2, 2018 The Daytona Beach News-Journal YouTube

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error MikeWaltz (R) NancySoderberg (D) UndecidedGQR Research (D)GQR Research (D) October 1–4, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 45% 45% 9%St. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls September 19, 2018 730 ± 3.6% 47% 43% 10%GQR Research (D)GQR Research (D) September 4–6, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 47% 46% –

Debate A debate was scheduled for September 25, but it was cancelled. + 2018 Florida's 6th congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Mike Waltz Nancy Soderberg1 Oct. 2, 2018 WESH Greg FoxYouTube

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Results

District 7

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee Stephanie Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Chardo Richardson, former president of the ACLU

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee Mike Miller, state representative

Eliminated in primary Vennia Francois, policy advisor