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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 17 10
Seats won 17 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,713,441 2,130,626
Percentage 56.02% 43.98%
Swing Increase4.41% Decrease1.69%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 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 federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. There was no net party change, as Democrat Gwen Graham defeated Republican incumbent Steve Southerland in the 2nd district, while Republican Carlos Curbelo defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in the 26th district.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:[1]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color"| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color"|
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 165,086 70.15% 54,976 23.36% 15,281 6.49% 235,343 100.00% Republican Hold
District 2 123,262 49.35% 126,096 50.48% 422 0.17% 249,780 100.00% Democratic Gain
District 3 148,691 64.99% 73,910 32.30% 6,208 2.71% 228,809 100.00% Republican Hold
District 4 177,887 78.28% 0 0.00% 49,366 21.72% 227,253 100.00% Republican Hold
District 5 59,237 34.53% 112,340 65.47% 0 0.00 171,577 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 6 166,254 62.54% 99,563 37.46% 0 0.00% 265,817 100.00% Republican Hold
District 7 144,474 63.60% 73,011 32.14% 9,679 4.26% 227,164 100.00% Republican Hold
District 8 180,728 65.84% 93,724 34.14% 61 0.02% 274,513 100.00% Republican Hold
District 9 74,963 43.11% 93,850 53.98% 5,065 2.91% 173,878 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 10 143,128 61.54% 89,426 38.45% 20 0.01% 232,574 100.00% Republican Hold
District 11 181,508 66.66% 90,786 33.34% 0 0.00% 272,294 100.00% Republican Hold
District 12 – – – – – – – – Republican Hold
District 13 168,172 75.22% 0 0.00% 55,404 24.78% 223,576 100.00% Republican Hold
District 14 – – – – – – – – Democratic Hold
District 15 128,750 60.28% 84,832 39.72% 0 0.00% 213,582 100.00% Republican Hold
District 16 169,126 61.54% 105,483 38.38% 220 0.08% 274,829 100.00% Republican Hold
District 17 141,493 63.24% 82,263 36.76% 0 0.00% 223,756 100.00% Republican Hold
District 18 101,896 40.22% 151,478 59.78% 0 0.00% 253,374 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 19 159,354 64.55% 80,824 32.74% 6,683 2.71% 246,861 100.00% Republican Hold
District 20 28,968 18.40% 128,498 81.60% 0 0.00% 157,466 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 21 0 0.00% 153,395 99.63% 575 0.37% 153,970 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 22 90,685 41.97% 125,404 58.03% 7 0.00% 216,096 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 23 61,519 37.33% 103,269 62.67% 0 0.00% 164,788 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 24 15,239 10.16% 129,192 86.18% 5,487 3.66% 149,918 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 25 – – – – – – – – Republican Hold
District 26 83,031 51.46% 78,306 48.54% 0 0.00% 161,337 100.00% Republican Gain
District 27 – – – – – – – – Republican Hold
Total 2,713,451 54.28% 2,130,626 42.63% 154,478 3.09% 4,998,555 100.00%
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District 1

Republican Jeff Miller has represented the district since 2001. Retired Army officer and 2010 Democratic nominee Jim Bryan is challenging him again as a Democrat.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Miller (incumbent) 44,784 75.3
Republican John E Krause 14,660 24.7
Total votes 59,444 100.0

General election

Florida's 1st congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Miller (incumbent) 165,086 70.1
Democratic Jim Bryan 54,976 23.4
Independent Mark Wichern 15,281 6.5
Total votes 235,343 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Republican Steve Southerland has represented the district since being elected in 2010.

Gwen Graham, a Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, a former United States Senator and Governor of Florida, has announced that she will run against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Southerland in 2014.[4] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced that they will target the race and provide support to her.[5]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Steve
Southerland (R) 		Gwen
Graham (D) 		Undecided
National Research Group (R-Southerland) October 1–2, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 45% 39% 16%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Graham) September 21–24, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 45% 48% 7%
Pathfinder Opinion Research August 11–12, 2014 400 ± 4.4% 43% 45% 11%
Pathfinder Opinion Research April 22–24, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 49% 39% 11%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Graham) March 2–6, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 42% 40% 18%
Public Policy Polling October 21–22, 2013 965 ± 3.2% 41% 44% 15%
Clarity Campaign Labs August 27–28, 2013 1,152 ± 2.85% 44% 42% 14%

Results

Florida's 2nd congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Graham 126,096 50.5
Republican Steve Southerland (incumbent) 123,262 49.3
Independent Luther Lee (write-in) 422 0.2
Total votes 249,780 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

Republican Ted Yoho has represented the district since 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary.

Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy is challenging Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the launch of his campaign, he received national media attention related to his involvement with live action role-playing (particularly the supernaturally themed Mind's Eye Theatre) and costuming.[6][7][8]

Middle school art teacher Marihelen Wheeler is challenging Yoho as a democrat.[9]

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Yoho (incumbent) 37,486 79.4
Republican Jake Rush 9,739 20.6
Total votes 47,225 100.0

General election

Florida's 3rd congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Yoho (incumbent) 148,691 65.0
Democratic Marihelen Wheeler 73,910 32.3
Independent Howard Term Limits Lawson 6,208 2.7
Total votes 228,809 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Republican Ander Crenshaw has represented the district since 2000. US Navy veteran Ryman Shoaf challenged Crenshaw in the Republican primary. The Democratic Party did not run a candidate in this race.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ander Crenshaw (incumbent) 38,613 70.9
Republican Ryman Shoaf 15,817 29.1
Total votes 54,430 100.0

General election

Florida's 4th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ander Crenshaw (incumbent) 177,877 78.3
Independent Paula Moser-Bartlett 35,663 15.7
Independent Gary L. Koniz 13,690 6.0
Independent Deborah Katz Pueschel 13 0.0
Total votes 227,243 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Democrat Corrine Brown has represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Glo Smith, a former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, is challenging Brown as a Republican.[10]

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glo Smith 10,968 63.0
Republican Thuy (Twee) Lowe 6,451 37.0
Total votes 17,419 100.0

General election

Florida's 5th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Corrine Brown (incumbent) 112,340 65.5
Republican Glo Smith 59,237 34.5
Total votes 171,577 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

Republican Ron DeSantis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University, is challenging DeSantis as a Democrat.[11]

General election

Florida's 6th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron DeSantis (incumbent) 166,254 62.5
Democratic David Cox 99,563 37.5
Total votes 265,817 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Republican John Mica has represented the 7th District, which includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County, since 1992. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election in the redrawn district, he won with 59% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in twenty years. Congressman Mica is running for re-election in 2014, and he was challenged by Wes Neuman, a Democrat who served as a White House intern and worked as an analyst for LMI.

Polling taken during the 2013 government shutdown showed that Mica was vulnerable to an opponent, with only 33% of the district's voters indicating that they approved of his performance, while 50% disapproved.[12] The early predictions proved to be unfounded, and Mica's popularity rebounded considerably over the summer of 2014. Mica was a heavy favorite to win the GOP primary, and on August 26, trounced his GOP challengers with over 72% of the vote.[13]

On September 25, 2014, after over a month of keeping a low profile, Democratic challenger Wes Neuman announced he "made a mistake" in challenging Mica and would no longer be actively campaigning.[14] Al Krulick appeared on the ballot with no party affiliation.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Mica (incumbent) 32,084 72.2
Republican David Smith 8,316 18.7
Republican Don Oehlrich 2,285 5.1
Republican Kelly Shirley 1,786 4.0
Total votes 44,471 100.0

General election

Polling

Results

Florida's 7th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Mica (incumbent) 144,474 63.6
Democratic Wes Neuman 73,011 32.1
Independent Al Krulick 9,679 4.3
Total votes 227,164 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

Republican Bill Posey has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 15th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

General election

Florida's 8th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Posey (incumbent) 180,728 65.8
Democratic Gabriel Rothblatt 93,724 34.2
Independent Christopher L. Duncan (write-in) 61 0.0
Total votes 274,513 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

Democrat Alan Grayson has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 8th district from 2009 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting. Grayson was challenged in the primary by Democrat Nick Ruiz, a professor from the University of Florida. In 2012, Ruiz ran for the Democratic nomination in FL-07, but lost to Jason Kendall. Ruiz made a somewhat surprising move to FL-09 for 2014,[15] but was defeated handily by Grayson in the primary 74%-26%.

On the Republican side, a three-way primary race was held between Carol Platt, Jorge Bonilla, and businessman Peter Vivaldi. Platt, who is from the Osceola County Realtors Association, received endorsements from Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, and took 54.4% of the vote. Bonilla, a navy veteran, finished a distant second, and Vivaldi third.[16]

The general election will pit Grayson against Platt, along with independent Marko Milakovich.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carol Platt 11,542 54.6
Republican Jorge Bonilla 6,293 29.8
Republican Peter Vivaldi 3,301 15.6
Total votes 21,136 100.0

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Grayson (incumbent) 18,641 74.3
Democratic Nick Ruiz 6,441 25.7
Total votes 25,082 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Alan
Grayson (D) 		Carol
Platt (R) 		Marko
Milakovich (I) 		Undecided
Data Targeting (R-Platt) October 9–12, 2014 305 ± 5.7% 40% 35% 7% 18%

Results

Florida's 9th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Grayson (incumbent) 93,850 54.0
Republican Carol Platt 74,963 43.1
Independent Marko Milakovich 5,060 2.9
Independent Leon Leo Ray (write-in) 5 0.0
Total votes 173,878 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10

Republican Daniel Webster has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 8th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Val Demings, who was the Democratic nominee in 2012, considered a second run against Webster,[17] but chose to run for Mayor of Orange County, Florida, instead.[18] Ultimately, she pulled out of that race as well.[19] Webster was unopposed in the Republican primary.

On the Democrat side, three candidates faced off in the August 26 primary. The candidates includes former Eustis City Commissioner William Ferree,[20] civil rights lawyer and Trayvon Martin family attorney Shayan Modarres, and former Navy Chief Petty Officer Mike McKenna. McKenna, a Walt Disney World security officer (49.73%) won the Democratic primary, and will face Webster in the November general election.[21] McKenna spent only $5,000 on his primary campaign, a fraction of his two opponents.[22]

In the general election, Webster was a decided favorite, and ran only a few television ads. With very little money in his campaign funds, McKenna ran no ads, instead counting on a grass-roots, "door-to-door" campaign.[23] Webster easily cruised to reelection by a margin of 62% to 38%.[24]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael McKenna 11,912 49.7
Democratic Shayan Modarres 7,324 30.6
Democratic William Ferree 4,718 19.7
Total votes 23,954 100.0

General election

Florida's 10th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Webster (incumbent) 143,128 61.5
Democratic Michael McKenna 89,426 38.5
Independent David B. Falstad (write-in) 20 0.0
Total votes 232,574 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Republican Rich Nugent has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 5th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

General election

Florida's 11th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rich Nugent (incumbent) 181,508 66.7
Democratic Dave Koller 90,786 33.3
Total votes 272,294 100.0
Republican hold

District 12

Republican Gus Bilirakis has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 9th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. No candidates filed to challenge Bilirakis for his seat, so he will return to office without standing for election in 2014.[25]

District 13

See also: 2014 Florida's 13th congressional district special election

On October 9, 2013, Republican Bill Young, who had held this Tampa Bay-area district since 1971, announced that he would not run for re-election to a twenty-second term in 2014. He died 9 days later and a special election was held, which Republican David Jolly won. Jolly is running for a full term.

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

No Democratic candidate filed to run for Congress before the end of the qualifying period. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that it would support Independent candidate Ed Jany.[26] Jany dropped out of the race on May 13, 2014.[27]

Withdrew
Declined
Polling

Libertarian candidates

Independent candidates

Withdrew

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		David
Jolly (R) 		Lucas
Overby (L) 		Other Undecided
St. Pete Polls June 4, 2014 1,121 ± 2.9% 47% 31% — 22%

Results

Florida's 13th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Jolly (incumbent) 168,172 75.2
Libertarian Lucas Overby 55,318 24.7
Independent Michael Stephen Levinson (write-in) 86 0.1
Total votes 223,576 100.0
Republican hold

District 14

Democrat Kathy Castor has represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. No candidates filed to challenge Castor for her seat, so she will return to office without standing for election in 2014.[25]

District 15

Republican Dennis A. Ross has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 12th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Alan Cohn, a former investigative reporter, is the Democratic nominee.

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Dennis
Ross (R) 		Alan
Cohn (D) 		Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Cohn) June 5–8, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 42% 35% 23%

Results

Florida's 15th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis A. Ross (incumbent) 128,750 60.3
Democratic Alan Cohn 84,832 39.7
Total votes 213,582 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

Republican Vern Buchanan has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 16th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. 101-year-old Joe Newman is running as a write-in candidate.[42]

General election

Results

Florida's 16th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vern Buchanan (incumbent) 169,126 61.5
Democratic Henry Lawrence 105,483 38.4
Independent Joe Newman (write-in) 220 0.1
Total votes 274,829 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Republican Tom Rooney has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

General election

Florida's 17th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Rooney (incumbent) 141,493 63.2
Democratic Will Bronson 82,263 36.8
Total votes 223,756 100.0
Republican hold

District 18

See also: Florida's 18th congressional district

Democrat Patrick Murphy has represented the district since being elected in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Allen West. West has said he will not run again.[43] Republican Adam Hasner, the former Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives and nominee for the 22nd congressional district in 2012 had considered running but ultimately declined to do so.[44] Republican Juno Beach Councilwoman Ellen Andel, who had declared her candidacy in May 2013, withdrew from the race in February 2014. Despite West's endorsement, she posted poor fundraising numbers and began 2014 with only $5,537 cash-on-hand, to Murphy's $1.8 million.[45][46] Still in the race for the Republican nomination are Jupiter nurse Beverly Hires, former state representative Carl J. Domino, former Tequesta Councilman Calvin Turnquest, Stuart computer software developer Brian Lara, and former mayor of Derby, Connecticut, former Connecticut State Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate from Connecticut in 2006 Alan Schlesinger.[45][47]

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl J. Domino 15,805 38.4
Republican Alan Schlesinger 9,920 24.1
Republican Beverly Hires 5,760 14.0
Republican Brian Lara 5,361 13.0
Republican Calvin D. Turnquest 2,757 6.7
Republican Nick Wukoson 1,594 3.9
Total votes 41,197 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Patrick
Murphy (D) 		Carl J.
Domino (R) 		Other Undecided
FrederickPolls (D-Murphy) August 27–28, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 54% 33% — 13%
FrederickPolls (D-Murphy) October 6–8, 2013 300 — 52% 25% — 23%
  • * Internal poll for the Patrick Murphy campaign

Results

Florida's 18th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Murphy (incumbent) 151,478 59.8
Republican Carl J. Domino 101,896 40.2
Total votes 253,374 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

See also: 2014 Florida's 19th congressional district special election

Republican Trey Radel was elected to represent the 19th district in 2012. He resigned on January 27, 2014, requiring a special election to fill the remainder of his term.[48] That election was won by fellow Republican Curt Clawson.

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Paige Kreegel, former state representative and candidate for the 19th congressional district in 2012[49]
Potential
  • Chauncey Goss, political consultant and candidate for the 19th congressional district in 2012[50]
  • Connie Mack IV, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012[50]
Declined

General election

Florida's 19th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curt Clawson (incumbent) 159,354 64.6
Democratic April Freeman 80,824 32.7
Libertarian Ray Netherwood 6,671 2.7
Independent Timothy J. Rossano (write-in) 12 0.0
Total votes 246,861 100.0
Republican hold

District 20

Democrat Alcee Hastings has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 13th district from 1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alcee L. Hastings (incumbent) 29,236 79.2
Democratic Jean L. Enright 5,256 14.2
Democratic Jameel McCline 2,424 6.6
Total votes 36,916 100.0

General election

Florida's 20th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alcee Hastings (incumbent) 128,498 81.6
Republican Jay Bonner 28,968 18.4
Total votes 157,466 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

Democrat Ted Deutch has represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 19th district from 2010 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Deutch (incumbent) 31,080 91.6
Democratic Emmanuel G. Morel 2,845 8.4
Total votes 33,925 100.0

General election

Florida's 21st congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Deutch (incumbent) 153,395 99.6
Independent W. Michael Trout (write-in) 575 0.4
Total votes 153,970 100.0
Democratic hold

District 22

Democrat Lois Frankel has represented the district since being elected in 2012.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Spain 7,492 42.6
Republican Andrea Leigh McGee 6,073 34.5
Republican David Wagie 4,017 22.9
Total votes 17,582 100.0

General election

Florida's 22nd congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Frankel (incumbent) 125,404 58.0
Republican Paul Spain 90,685 42.0
Independent Raymond Schamis (write-in) 7 0.0
Total votes 216,096 100.0
Democratic hold

District 23

Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz has represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph "Joe" Kaufman 6,299 62.6
Republican Juan Garcia 3,764 37.4
Total votes 10,063 100.0

General election

Florida's 23rd congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Wasserman Schultz (incumbent) 103,269 62.7
Republican Joseph "Joe" Kaufman 61,519 37.3
Total votes 164,788 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24

Democrat Frederica Wilson has represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 17th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frederica S. Wilson (incumbent) 35,456 80.4
Democratic Michael A. Etienne 8,628 19.6
Total votes 44,084 100.0

General election

Florida's 24th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frederica Wilson (incumbent) 129,192 86.2
Republican Dufirstson Julio Neree 15,239 10.1
Independent Luis E. Fernandez 5,487 3.7
Total votes 149,918 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Republican Mario Diaz-Balart has represented the district since 2012. He previously represented the 21st district from 2011 to 2013, as well as a different version of the 25th from 2003 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting. No candidates filed to challenge Diaz-Balart for his seat, so he will return to office without standing for election in 2014.[25]

District 26

See also: Florida's 26th congressional district

Democrat Joe García has represented the 26th district since being elected in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
Declined

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Curbelo 13,861 47.0
Republican Ed MacDougall 7,455 25.3
Republican Joe A. Martinez 5,136 17.4
Republican David Rivera 2,209 7.5
Republican Lorenzo Palomares Starbuck 824 2.8
Total votes 29,485 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Joe
García (D) 		Carlos
Curbelo (R) 		Undecided
Saint Leo University October 2014 400 ± 4.5% 42% 46% 12%
DCCC (D) September 28–October 1, 2014 400 ± 4.8% 45% 40% 15%
McLaughlin (R-Curbelo) September 9–11, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 40% 44% 16%

Results

Florida's 26th congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Curbelo 83,031 51.5
Democratic Joe García (incumbent) 78,306 48.5
Total votes 161,337 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 27

See also: Florida's 27th congressional district

Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 18th district from 1989 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. No candidates filed to challenge Ros-Lehtinen for her seat, so she returned to office without standing for election in 2014.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2014 Primary Election August 26, 2014 Official Results". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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