The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 27

U.S. representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, one from each of the state's 27

congressional districts Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...

. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...

to the

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, and various

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and

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. In what was considered an upset, the Republican Party retook the two seats that it lost to the Democrats in

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, expanding its 14–13 majority to 16–11.

Statewide

District 1

The 1st district encompasses the western Panhandle, and includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa,

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, and

Walton Walton may refer to: People * Walton (given name) * Walton (surname) * Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), Argentine writer Places Canada * Walton, Nova Scotia, a community ** Walton River (Nova Scotia) *Walton, Ontario, a hamlet United Kingdo ...

counties, as well as part of Holmes County. The district includes the cities of

Pensacola Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...

Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, up from 19,507 in 2010. It is the principal city of the Fort Walton Beach− Crestview− Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

, and

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

. Republican

Matt Gaetz Matthew Louis Gaetz II ( ; born May 7, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. A Republican, he has been described as an ally of former president Donald Trump, as well as a proponent ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Greg Merk, retired

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officer *John Mills, retired

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pilot and candidate for

Florida's 1st congressional district Florida's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida, covering the state's western Panhandle. It includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties and portions of Holmes county. The di ...

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and

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Phil Ehr, retired

commander and candidate for

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Declared

= * Albert Oram, lawyer

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is located in northern Florida taking in portions of the Panhandle and the Big Bend, including all or parts of 19 counties. The district includes the cities of

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, Marianna, and Lake City. Republican

Neal Dunn Neal Patrick Dunn (born February 16, 1953) is an American surgeon and Republican Party politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2017. Early life and career Dunn was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 16, 1953. He earne ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Withdrawn

= *Willie Anderson, priest *Connor Oswald, teacher *Kristy Thripp, activist

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Declared

= * Kim O'Connor (write-in), candidate for Leon County commission in 2018

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is located in

North Central Florida North Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida which comprises the north-central part of the state and encompasses the North Florida counties of Alachua, Marion, Putnam, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafa ...

, and includes Alachua,

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, Putnam,

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, and

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counties, as well as most of Marion County. The district includes the cities of Gainesville, Palatka, and

Ocala Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County within the northern region of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 63,591, making it the 54th most populated city in Florida. Home to ...

. Republican

Ted Yoho Theodore Scott Yoho ( ; born April 13, 1955) is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman who served as the U.S. representative from from 2013 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 2012 Republican primary elec ...

, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2018. On December 10, 2019, Yoho announced he would not run for re-election, honoring his pledge that he would only serve 4 terms.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Kat Cammack Kathryn Christine Cammack ( ; born February 16, 1988) is an American politician and political advisor serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, Cammack previously served as dep ...

, deputy chief of staff for U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ryan Chamberlin, author * Todd Chase, former Gainesville city commissioner *Bill Engelbrecht, healthcare executive * Joe Millado, businessman and former congressional aide *Gavin Rollins,

Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman: * Clay County, Alabama * Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County) * Clay County, Flor ...

commissioner * Judson Sapp, former actor and businessman * James St. George, physician *David Theus, business consultant * Amy Pope Wells, businesswoman

Withdrawn

*Ed Braddy, former mayor of Gainesville * Kent Guinn, mayor of

Declined

* Rob Bradley, state senator * Keith Perry, state senator *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Polling

;with Ted Yoho

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Adam Christensen, businessman

=Eliminated in primary

= * Philip Dodds, sales manager and candidate for

Florida's 3rd congressional district Florida's 3rd congressional district is an electoral district of the United States House of Representatives located in Florida. It presently comprises a large section of northern Florida, including the entire counties of Alachua, Clay, Putnam, ...

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* Tom Wells, physicist

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

The 4th district is located in the First Coast region, and includes all of Nassau County, as well as parts of

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and St. Johns counties. The district includes the cities of

Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...

, St. Augustine, and

Fernandina Beach Fernandina may refer to: *Fernandina Beach, Florida **Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site *Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands *Fernandina (fruit), a citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae ...

. Republican John Rutherford, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * John Rutherford, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Erick Aguilar, professor and

veteran

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Donna Deegan Donna Elizabeth Deegan (born February 28, 1961) is an American author, breast cancer awareness advocate, and former weekday television anchor on ''First Coast News'' in Jacksonville, Florida. She is a Democratic candidate in the 2023 Jacksonvill ...

, former news anchor for First Coast News

=Withdrawn

= *Monica DePaul, author

Endorsements

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Declared

= * Gary Koniz (write-in), retired journalist and

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General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 5

The 5th district stretches along the northern border of Florida, and includes all of

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, Gadsden,

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and

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counties, as well as parts of Columbia,

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, and

Leon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

counties. The district includes the city of Quincy, as well as parts of

Tallahassee Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population ...

and

. The district is

majority-minority A majority-minority or minority-majority area is a term used to refer to a administrative division, subdivision in which one or more minority group, racial, ethnic, and/or religious minorities (relative to the whole country's population) make up a ...

. Democrat

Al Lawson Alfred James Lawson Jr. (born September 23, 1948) is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district, which was eliminated following redistricting du ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Albert Chester, pharmacist *LaShonda "LJ" Holloway, former congressional aide

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Gary Adler, community activist

=Eliminated in primary

= *Roger Wagoner, businessman

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

The 6th district encompasses the

Halifax area The Halifax area or simply Daytona is a region of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the area around Daytona Beach. It is roughly coextensive with the Daytona Beach metropolitan area and Volusia County. There have been a number of attempts t ...

, including all of Flagler and

Volusia Volusia County (, ) is located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Florida, stretching between the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2020 census, the county was home to 553,543 people, an increase of 11.9% from the 2 ...

counties, as well as parts of St. Johns and

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counties. The district includes the cities of

Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County near the Atlantic coastline, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. Daytona Beach is approximately nort ...

Palm Coast Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,180, more than twice the 32,832 counted in 2000. The population was estimated to be 89,800 in 2019. It is the most populous city in Flagler ...

, and DeLand. Republican

Michael Waltz Michael George Glen Waltz (born January 31, 1974) is an American politician and United States Army officer serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 201 ...

, who has represented the district since 2019, was elected with 56% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Clint Curtis, lawyer and nominee for California's 4th congressional district in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Richard Thripp, professor

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

=Declared

= *Gerry Nolan (write-in), businessman

Independent Democrats

= Declared

= *

Alan Grayson Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Daniel ...

(write-in), former U.S. representative for

Florida's 9th congressional district Florida's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It stretches from eastern Orlando south-southeast to Yeehaw Junction. It also includes the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud. From 2003 to 2012, ...

and candidate for U.S. Senate in

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th district is located in

Central Florida Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida. Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Tampa Bay area and the Gr ...

, and includes all of Seminole County and part of

Orange County Orange County most commonly refers to: *Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area Orange County may also refer to: U.S. counties *Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando *Orange County, Indiana *Orange County, New ...

. The district includes the cities of

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...

, Sanford, and Winter Park. Democrat

Stephanie Murphy Stephanie Murphy (born Đặng Thị Ngọc Dung; September 16, 1978) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated incumbent Repu ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2018. This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the

National Republican Congressional Committee The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is the Republican Hill committee which works to elect Republicans to the United States House of Representatives. The NRCC was formed in 1866, when the Republican caucuses of the House and S ...

targeted in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Leo Valentín, radiologist

=Eliminated in primary

= * Richard Goble, businessman * Yukong Zhao, real estate investor

=Withdrawn

= *Jan Edwards, businesswoman

Primary results

Independents and third-party candidates

= Independents

= Declared

= * William Garlington, businessman and former actor

General election

Predictions

Polling

;with Richard Goble, Joel Greenberg (R), Stephanie Murphy and Leo Valentin ;with Joel Greenberg and Stephanie Murphy

Results

District 8

The 8th district encompasses the

Space Coast The Space Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It is one of several "themed" coasts around Florida. All orbital launches from American soil carrying NASA astr ...

, and includes all of Indian River and Brevard counties, as well as part of

. The district includes the cities of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Palm Bay, and Titusville. Republican

Bill Posey William Joseph Posey (born December 18, 1947) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , in Congress since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida ...

, who has represented the district since 2009, was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Scott Caine, retired

U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Sign ...

colonel

= Disqualified

= * Angela Walls-Windhauser,

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jim Kennedy, electrical engineer

=Withdrawn

= *Tiffany Patti, activist

= Disqualified

= * Hicham Ammi, customer service manager * Jason Williams, engineer

Endorsements

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Withdrawn

= * Russell Cyphers, former federal investigator for the departments of

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and

Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

General election

Predictions

Results

District 9

The 9th district is located in

, and encompasses all of Osceola County, as well as parts of

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and

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counties. The district includes the cities of

Kissimmee Kissimmee ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,226. It is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, wh ...

and St. Cloud, as well as eastern

. Democrat

Darren Soto Darren Michael Soto (born February 25, 1978) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Kissimmee, Florida, who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 9th district. Before his election to Congress, Soto served four years in th ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Withdrawn

= * Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., financial advisor

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Bill Olson, former

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sergeant

=Eliminated in primary

= *Jose Castillo, hospitality manager *Sergio E. Ortiz, mortgage banker *Christopher Wright, attorney

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Declared

= * Clay Hill (write-in),

= Withdrawn

= * John Rallison, teacher and pastor

General election

Predictions

Results

District 10

The 10th district is located in

, and includes part of

. The district includes western

and its surrounding suburbs, including

Apopka Apopka is a city in Orange County, Florida. The city's population was 55,000 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. ''Apopka'' comes from Seminole word ''Ahapopka'' for "Potato eating ...

, Ocoee, and

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. Democrat

Val Demings Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017. The district covers most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the ar ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected unopposed in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Vennia Francois, former U.S. Senate aide and candidate for

Florida's 7th congressional district Florida's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. From 2003 to 2013, the district consisted of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and included St. Augus ...

=Eliminated in primary

= *Willie Montague, pastor

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Candidates

= * Sufiyah Yasmine (write-in), artist

= Withdrawn

= * Kristofer Lawson, writer

General election

Predictions

Results

District 11

The 11th district is located in

, and includes all of

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, and Hernando counties, as well as parts of

Marion Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Mario ...

and

counties. The district includes the cities of Spring Hill,

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

, and Leesburg, as well as the large retirement community of

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. Republican

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, ...

, who has represented the district since 2011, was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Dana Cottrell, teacher and nominee for Florida's 11th congressional district in

=Withdrawn

= *Jeff Rabinowitz, author *James Henry, former official in

Greenfield, Massachusetts Greenfield is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Greenfield was first settled in 1686. The population was 17,768 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Val ...

and

Hollis, Maine Hollis is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,745 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Hollis is a rural bedroom community of Portland, Maine, Portland and is part of the Portland–South Portland, Main ...

General election

Predictions

Results

District 12

The 12th district encompasses the northern

Tampa Bay area The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United St ...

, including all of

Pasco County Pasco County is located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the 2020 census, the population was 561,691. Its county seat is Dade City, and its largest city is Zephyrhills. The county is named after Samuel Pasco ...

, as well as parts of Hillsborough and

Pinellas Pinellas is the name of a peninsula located roughly halfway down the west coast of Florida. It forms the western boundary of Tampa Bay and comprises the bulk of Pinellas County. There is a city named Pinellas Park in south Pinellas. The peninsula ...

counties. The district includes the cities of

Palm Harbor Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae **List of Arecaceae genera * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music * Palm (ba ...

New Port Richey New Port Richey is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was counted at 16,728 in the 2020 census. History B ...

, and

Zephyrhills Zephyrhills is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was counted at 17,194 in the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. Zephyrhills is also known as the headquarters of the Zephyrhil ...

. Republican

Gus Bilirakis Gus Michael Bilirakis ( ; born February 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, where he succeeded his father Michael ...

, who has represented the district since 2007, was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Kimberly Walker, businesswoman and

veteran

Endorsements

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Withdrawn

= * Michael Knezevich, private investigator and former

U.S. Customs Service The United States Customs Service was the very first federal law enforcement agency of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government. Established on July 31, 1789, it collected import tariffs, performed other selected borde ...

pilot

General election

Predictions

Results

District 13

The 13th district is located in the western

and encompasses the northern

Florida Suncoast The Florida Suncoast (or Florida Sun Coast) is a local marketing name for the west-central peninsular Florida coastal area, also sometimes known as Florida's Beach communities. The region contains nearly of Gulf of Mexico beaches and the warm, ...

, and includes part of

Pinellas County Pinellas County (, ) is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 959,107. The county is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg– Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical ...

. The district includes the cities of

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to: Places Canada * Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta * Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta * Clearwater, Briti ...

, and Largo. Democrat

Charlie Crist Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2018. This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the

targeted in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Anna Paulina Luna, director of Hispanic Engagement for

Turning Point USA Turning Point USA (TPUSA), or Turning Point, is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses. It was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery. TPUSA's ...

and

veteran

=Eliminated in primary

= *George Buck,

veteran and nominee for

Florida's 13th congressional district Florida's 13th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress on Florida's Gulf Coast, reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, to Pinellas County. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 13th district coveri ...

*Sheila Griffin, attorney and candidate for

city council in 2015 *Amanda Makki, lobbyist and former congressional aide

=Withdrawn

= *

Rick Baker Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950), known professionally as Rick Baker, is an American retired special make-up effects creator and actor. He is mostly known for his creature designs and effects. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeu ...

, former mayor of

*Matt Becker, businessman and

2012 Republican National Convention The 2012 Republican National Convention was a gathering held by the Republican Party (United States), U.S. Republican Party during which Delegate (American politics), delegates officially nominated former List of governors of Massachusetts, Ma ...

executive * Sharon Newby, businesswoman

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independent Republicans

= Declared

= * Jacob Curnow (write-in), author

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 14

The 14th district is located in the northern

, and includes part of Hillsborough County. The district includes the cities of

Tampa Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...

Carrollwood Carrollwood is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is part of the larger census-designated place (CDP) of Carrollwood, which also includes the neighborhood of Carrollwood Village. A census-designated ...

, and Northdale. Democrat

Kathy Castor Katherine Anne Castor (born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer currently representing in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007. The district, numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, is based ...

, who has represented the district since 2007, was re-elected unopposed in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

= Withdrawn

= * Alix Toulme Jr.,

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

activist and

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

veteran

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Christine Quinn, businesswoman and nominee for Florida's 14th congressional district in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Paul Elliott, former Hillsborough County judge

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Withdrawn

= * Robert Wunderlich, attorney and former

Green Beret The green beret was the official headdress of the British Commandos of the Second World War. It is still worn by members of the Royal Marines after passing the Commando Course, and personnel from other units of the Royal Navy, Army and RAF wh ...

General election

Predictions

Results

District 15

The 15th district is located in the northeastern

and extends along the

I-4 corridor Interstate 4 (I-4) is an Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Spanning along a generally southwest–northeast axis, I- ...

into

, and includes parts of Hillsborough,

, and

counties. The district includes the cities of Lakeland,

Brandon Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name *Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales *Brandon, Q ...

, and Bartow. Republican

Ross Spano Vincent Ross Spano (born July 16, 1966) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from . The district stretches from Lakeland to the northeastern suburbs of Tampa. A Republican, he was first elected to Congress in the 2018 ...

, who has represented the district since 2019, was elected with 53% of the vote in 2018. Spano lost renomination in the Republican primary. This district was included on the list of Republican-held seats the

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. The DCCC recruits candidates, raises ...

targeted in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Scott Franklin, Lakeland city commissioner

=Eliminated in primary

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Declined

= * Neil Combee, former

state representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...

and candidate for Florida's 15th congressional district in

* Danny Kushmer, non-profit executive and candidate for Florida's 15th congressional district in 2018 (''Running for

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

, District 59)'' * Sean Harper, contractor and candidate for Florida's 15th congressional district in 2018 * Ed Shoemaker, conservative activist and candidate for Florida's 15th congressional district in 2018 (''Running for

Polk County Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk: * Polk County, Arkansas * Polk County, Florida * Polk County, Georgia * Polk County, Iowa * Polk Count ...

School Board'')

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Alan Cohn, Peabody and

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

award-winning journalist and nominee for Florida's 15th congressional district in

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

=Eliminated in primary

= * Adam Hattersley, state representative * Jesse Philippe, U.S. Marine Corps veteran

=Withdrawn

= * Kel Britvec, former

Defense Intelligence Agency The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency and combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense, specializing in defense and military intelligence. A component of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the I ...

officer * Andrew Learned,

U.S. Naval Reserve The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called Reservists, are categorized as being in either the Se ...

officer and candidate for Florida's 15th congressional district in

(''Running for

, District 59'') * Loretta Miller, radio host and Republican candidate for Florida's 15th congressional district in 2018 (''died on April 13, 2020'')

=Declined

= * Kristen Carlson, attorney and nominee for Florida's 15th congressional district in 2018 ''(endorsed Adam Hattersley)''

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 16

The 16th district encompasses the southern

and southern

, and includes all of

Manatee County Manatee County is a county in the Central Florida portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 399,710. Manatee County is part of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county s ...

, as well as parts of Hillsborough and

Sarasota Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sout ...

counties. The district includes the cities of

Bradenton Bradenton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698. History Late 18th and early 19th centuries A settlement established by Maroons or escaped sl ...

, and Sun City Center. Republican

Vern Buchanan Vernon Gale Buchanan ( ; born May 8, 1951) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, re ...

, who has represented the district since 2007, was reelected with 54% of the vote in 2018. This district was included on the list of Republican-held seats the

targeted in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Margaret Good Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good (born August 23, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2020, representing the Sarasota area. She is a member of the Democratic Par ...

, state representative

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Polling

;with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Results

District 17

The 17th district encompasses part of

Southwest Florida Southwest Florida is the region along the southwest Gulf coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is known for its beaches, subtropical landscape, and winter resort economy. Definitions of the region vary, though its boundaries are generally ...

and most of the

Florida Heartland The Florida Heartland (also known as South Central Florida) is a region of Florida located to the north and west of Lake Okeechobee, composed of six inland, non-metropolitan counties— DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeecho ...

, and includes all or part of 10 counties. The district includes the cities of North Port, Port Charlotte, and Sebring. Republican

Greg Steube William Gregory Steube ( ; born May 19, 1978) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. His district is based in Sarasota. A member of the Republican Party, Steube served three terms in the Flori ...

, who has represented the district since 2019, was elected with 62% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Allen Ellison, nominee for Florida's 17th congressional district in

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Declared

= * Theodore Murray, former high school football coach

General election

Predictions

Results

District 18

The 18th district encompasses the

Treasure Coast The Treasure Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is located on Florida's East Coast, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and comprising Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. The region, whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure ...

region, and includes all of St. Lucie and

Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

counties, as well as part of

Palm Beach County Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county ...

. The district includes the cities of

Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous municipality in the county with a population of 204,851 at the 2020 census. It is located southeast of Orlando and north of Miami. The Port St. Lu ...

Fort Pierce Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Atlantic Coast Florida. It is also known as the Sunrise City, sister to San Francisco, California, the Suns ...

, and

Jupiter Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the List of Solar System objects by size, largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, but ...

. Republican

Brian Mast Brian Jeffery Mast (born July 10, 1980) is an American politician and U.S. military veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017. The district, numbered as the 18th district from 2017 t ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2018. This district was included on the list of Republican-held seats the

targeted in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Nick Vessio, retired police sergeant

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Pam Keith, attorney and candidate for Florida's 18th congressional district in

and U.S. Senate in

=Eliminated in primary

= *Oz Vazquez, former Florida deputy solicitor general

Endorsements

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

=Declared

= * K. W. Miller, international energy and infrastructure executive

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 19

The 19th district includes most of

, and includes parts of Lee and Collier counties. The district includes the cities of

Cape Coral Cape Coral is a city located in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. Founded in 1957 and developed as a planned community, the city's population has grown to 194,016 as of the 2020 Census, a rise of 26% from the 2010 Census ...

Fort Myers Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in southwestern Florida and the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 92,245 in 20 ...

, Estero, Bonita Springs and

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. Republican

Francis Rooney Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was a U.S. Representative for from 2017 to 2021. A Republican, he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. Represe ...

, who has represented the district since 2017, was reelected with 62% of the vote in 2018. On October 19, 2019, Rooney announced he would not seek re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Byron Donalds Byron Lowell Donalds (born October 28, 1978) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021. His district serves most of the heart of Southwest Florida, including ...

, state representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Darren Aquino, disabilities activist and actor * Casey Askar, businessman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran *

Dane Eagle Dane Eagle (born May 22, 1983) is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, Eagle was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis as Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in September 2020. Eagle was a member of the Florida ...

, majority leader of the

*William Figlesthaler, urologist * Randy Henderson, mayor of

*Daniel Kowal,

Collier County Collier County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 375,752; an increase of 16.9% since the 2010 United States Census. Its county seat is East Naples, where the county offices were moved from E ...

Sheriff's deputy *Christy McLaughlin, activist *

Dan Severson Daniel Mark "Doc" Severson (born August 31, 1954) is an American Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican politician. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 14A, which includes portions of Bento ...

, former Minnesota state representative and nominee for

Minnesota Secretary of State The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. State of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbent is Steve Simon, ...

=Withdrawn

= *

Heather Fitzenhagen Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen (born October 8, 1960) is a Republican politician from Florida. She represented the 78th District, encompassing Fort Myers, in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020. History Fitzenhagen was born in D ...

, state representative

=Declined

= * Gary Aubuchon, former state representative (''endorsed Eagle'') *

Lizbeth Benacquisto Lizbeth Benacquisto is a Republican politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2020. She was a candidate in the 2014 special election for Florida's 19th congressional district. History Benacquisto was born ...

, state senator *

Matt Caldwell Matthew H. Caldwell (born August 12, 1981) is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 79th District, which includes northern Lee County, stretching from Lehigh Acres to N ...

, former state representative (''endorsed Eagle'') *Chauncey Goss, son of former U.S. representative

Porter Goss Porter Johnston Goss (; born November 26, 1938) is an American politician and government official who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 until 2004, when he became the last Director of Central Intelligen ...

and candidate for

Florida's 19th congressional district Florida's 19th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southwest Florida. It includes Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples and Marco Island. The district also includes Southwest Florida International Airport and Florida Gulf Coast ...

*Brian Hamman, Lee County commissioner *

Matt Hudson Matt Hudson (born July 9, 1966) is an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2016. Early life and education Hudson was born in Colu ...

, former state representative *Steve Martin, attorney *

Jim Oberweis James D. Oberweis (born June 10, 1946) is an American businessman, investment manager, and politician from the state of Illinois. The owner of Oberweis Dairy in North Aurora near Chicago, he served as a member of the Illinois Senate, represen ...

Illinois state senator The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the I ...

and nominee for U.S. Senate in

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

(''Running for IL-14'') *

Kathleen Passidomo Kathleen C. Passidomo (born May 19, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician serving in the Florida Senate. A Republican, she has represented the 28th district, which includes Collier, Hendry, and part of Lee County in Southwest Florida, sinc ...

, state senator *Cecil Pendergrass, Lee County commissioner * Spencer Roach, state representative (''endorsed Eagle'') * Bob Rommel, state representative *

, incumbent U.S. representative *Mike Scott, former Lee County sheriff *Drew Steele, local

Fox News Radio Fox News Radio is an American radio network owned by Fox News. It is syndicated to over 500 AM and FM radio stations across the United States. It also supplies programming for three channels on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. History In 2003, ...

host

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Cindy Banyai, political science professor at

Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public university in Lee County, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is its second youngest member. The university was established on May 3, 1991, and is accredited by the ...

=Eliminated in primary

= * David Holden, financial advisor and nominee for Florida's 19th congressional district in

Endorsements

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Declared

= * Patrick Post (write-in), president of Sustainable Planet USA

= Withdrawn

= * Antonio Dumornay, housing activist

General election

Predictions

Results

District 20

The 20th district is located in

South Florida South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the other two are Central Florida and North Florida. South Florida is the southernmost part of th ...

, and includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. The district includes the cities of

Fort Lauderdale A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Pompano Beach Pompano Beach ( ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Fort Lauderdale. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of the 2020 ...

, and Belle Glade. Democrat

Alcee Hastings Alcee Lamar Hastings ( ; September 5, 1936 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician and judge from the state of Florida. Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Jimmy Cart ...

, who has represented the district since 1993, was re-elected unopposed in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born January 25, 1979) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party ( ...

, attorney and candidate for Florida's 20th congressional district in

=Withdrawn

= * Roshan Mody, co-founder of Plus1 Vote * Emmanuel Morel, former federal investigator for the

U.S. Department of Labor The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the United States federal executive departments, executive departments of the federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of fede ...

and candidate for

Florida's 21st congressional district Florida's 21st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. It includes Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach and Delray Beach. From 2003 to 2012, the 21st district was in Miami-Dade County and included ...

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Vic DeGrammont, realtor * Greg Musselwhite, welding inspector

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 21

The 21st district is located in

, and includes part of

. The district includes the cities of

West Palm Beach West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...

, Boynton Beach, and

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

. Democrat

Lois Frankel Lois Jane Frankel (born May 16, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017 and who represented Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 20 ...

, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected unopposed in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Guido Weiss, former advisor to U.S. Representative

Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard (; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician, United States Army Reserve officer and political commentator who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard was the firs ...

=Withdrawn

= *Adam Aarons, film producer and actor

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Laura Loomer Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American Radical right (United States), far-right and anti-Muslim political activist, white nationalist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. She was the Republican Party (United States ...

, reporter for ''

InfoWars ''InfoWars'' is an American far-right conspiracy theory and fake news website owned by Alex Jones. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC. Talk shows and other content for the site are created primarily in studi ...

'' and

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

activist

=Eliminated in primary

= * Christian Acosta, nuclear engineer and

Palm Beach State College Palm Beach State College is a public college in Lake Worth, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. Palm Beach State College enrolls nearly 27,000 students in over 100 programs of study including bachelor of applied science, associa ...

professor * Elizabeth Felton, animal rights activist * Aaron Scanlan,

veteran * Reba Sherrill, health activist * Michael Vilardi, retired

Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory ta ...

agent

=Disqualified

= * Michael Bluemling Jr.,

veteran *Victor Garcia da Rosa, businessman

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

= Declared

= * Sylvia Caravetta (write-in), activist * Charleston Malkemus, technology executive and U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Independent Republicans

= Declared

= * Piotr Blass (write-in), former professor and

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 22

The 22nd district is located in

, and includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. The district includes the cities of

Boca Raton Boca Raton ( ; es, Boca Ratón, link=no, ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The population was 97,422 in the ...

Deerfield Beach Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, just south of the Palm Beach County line. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,859. It is a principal ...

, and

Coral Springs Coral Springs, officially the City of Coral Springs, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 134,394. It is a ...

. Democrat

Ted Deutch Theodore Eliot Deutch ( ; born May 7, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. His district, numbered as ...

, who has represented the district since 2010, was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * James Pruden, attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= * Fran Flynn, businesswoman * Jessi Melton, president of Paragon Wireless Group * Darlene Swaffar, insurance agent

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 23

The 23rd district is located in

, and includes parts of Broward and

Miami-Dade Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...

counties. The district includes the cities of

Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located 22 miles (35 km) north of Miami. The population of Pembroke Pines is 171,178 as of the 2020 census. It is a suburb of and the fourth-most populous c ...

Davie Davie is a surname and a form of the masculine given name David. It can refer to: Surname * Alan Davie (1920-2014), Scottish painter and musician * Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (1847-1889), Canadian politician and eighth Premier of British Co ...

, and Aventura. Democrat

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Deborah Wasserman Schultz ( née Wasserman; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from , first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a former chair of the Democra ...

, who has represented the district since 2005, was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Jen Perelman, attorney

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Carla Spalding, nurse, independent candidate for

Florida's 18th congressional district Florida's 18th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in the Florida Heartland. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was created as a new district, which includes the inland counties of DeSoto, ...

, and candidate for Florida's 23rd congressional district in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Michael Kroske, businessman

=Withdrew

= *Richard Mendelson, former teacher at

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDH or MSD) is a State school, public Secondary school, high school in Parkland, Florida, United States. It was established in 1990 and is part of the Broward County Public Schools district. It is named aft ...

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independent Republicans

= Declared

= * D. B. Fugate (write-in), entrepreneur and U.S. Air Force veteran * Jeff Olson (write-in), real estate agent

General election

Predictions

Results

District 24

The 24th district is located in

, and includes parts of Broward and

counties. The district includes the cities of

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

Miami Gardens Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is located north of Downtown Miami with city boundaries that stretch from I-95 and Northeast 2nd Avenue to its east to Northwest 47th and Northwest 57th Avenues to its west ...

, and

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. Democrat

Frederica Wilson Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith, November 5, 1942) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing . Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional dis ...

, who has represented the district since 2011, was re-elected unopposed in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ricardo de La Fuente,

and son of

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* Sakinah Lehtola, progressive activist

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Lavern Spicer, nonprofit executive

Independent and third-party candidates

Libertarians

= Withdrawn

= * Courtney Omega-Turner,

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village councilwoman

Independent Republicans

= Declared

= * Howard Knepper (write-in), businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010, 2016, and 2018

Independents

= Declared

= * Hector Rivera (write-in), real estate broker * Christine Alexandria Olivo, activist

General election

Predictions

Results

District 25

The 25th district is located in

and stretches into parts of

and the

, and includes all of Hendry County, as well as parts of

and Collier counties. The district includes the cities of

Hialeah Hialeah ( ; ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in the Mi ...

, Doral, and

Clewiston Clewiston is a city in Hendry County, Florida, United States. Its location is northwest of Fort Lauderdale on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 7,327 at the 2020 census, up from 7,155 at the 2010 census. The estimated population in 2 ...

. Republican

Mario Díaz-Balart Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero (; born September 25, 1961) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district. A Republican, he was elected in 2002, and his district includes much of sout ...

, who has represented the district since 2003, was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Disqualified

= *Yadira Escobar, blogger

General election

Predictions

Results

District 26

The 26th district is located in

and the

Florida Keys The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and e ...

, and includes all of

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and part of

Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...

. The district includes the cities of

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, Kendale Lakes, and

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. Democrat

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell (born January 18, 1971) is an Ecuadorian-born American politician and academic administrator who served as a U.S. representative for from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, her district covered the w ...

, who has represented the district since 2019, flipped the district and was elected with 50% of the vote in 2018. This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the

targeted in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Carlos A. Giménez Carlos Antonio Giménez ( ; born January 17, 1954) is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter serving as the U.S. representative for . He was redistricted from . A Republican, he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to ...

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Omar Blanco, former president of the Metro-Dade Firefighters Local 1403

=Withdrew

= *José Peixoto, engineer and candidate for Florida's 26th congressional district in

and

*Irina Vilariño, restaurateur

=Declined

= *

Carlos Curbelo Carlos Luis Curbelo (born March 1, 1980) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. In 2018 United States House of Represen ...

, former U.S. Representative * Louis Sola,

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er and candidate for Florida's 24th congressional district in

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 27

The 27th district is located in

, and includes part of

. The district includes the cities of Coral Gables, Kendall, and

Miami Beach Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which sep ...

, as well as the neighborhood of

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. Democrat

Donna Shalala Donna Edna Shalala ( ; born February 14, 1941) is an American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Presid ...

, who had represented the district since 2019, flipped the district and was elected with 51% of the vote in 2018. This district was included on the list of Democratic-held seats the

targeted in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Withdrawn

= *Michael Hepburn,

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academic adviser

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, journalist and nominee for Florida's 27th congressional district in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Juan Fiol, real estate agent * Raymond Molina, banker and

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veteran

Endorsements

Primary results

Independent and third-party candidates

Independent Republicans

= Declared

= * Frank Polo (write-in), businessman

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

Candidate links

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