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Aaron Dimmock
Aaron Dimmock (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Dimmock also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary on January 28, 2025.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 1
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jimmy Patronis (R) | |
 | Gay Valimont (D) | |
 | Aaron Dimmock (R) | |
| Charles Keebaugh (R) | ||
 | John Mills (R) | |
| Bernadette Pittman (R) | ||
| Tayla Plumer (R) | ||
 | Gene Valentino (R) | |
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Endorsements
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2025
See also: Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Patronis (R) | 56.9 | 97,370 |
| Gay Valimont (D) | 42.3 | 72,375 | |
 | Stephen E. Broden (No Party Affiliation) | 0.8 | 1,384 | |
 | Stanley Gray (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 88 | |
 | Stan McDaniels (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 31 | |
 | Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 171,248 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tevin Channing Minus (No Party Affiliation)
- Alan Aversa (No Party Affiliation)
- Jonathan Green (No Party Affiliation)
- Tyler Davis (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Gay Valimont advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- C. Marcel Davis (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on January 28, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Patronis | 65.7 | 33,742 |
 | Joel Rudman | 9.9 | 5,099 | |
| Aaron Dimmock | 6.7 | 3,423 | |
| Gene Valentino | 6.0 | 3,093 | |
 | Michael Dylan Thompson | 5.0 | 2,548 | |
 | Greg Merk | 2.5 | 1,287 | |
| Jeff Peacock | 1.4 | 743 | ||
 | Kevin Gaffney | 1.2 | 634 | |
| John Mills | 1.1 | 574 | |
| Jeff Macey | 0.4 | 187 | ||
| Total votes: 51,330 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Slater (R)
- Cindy Meadows (R)
- Jeff Witt (R)
- Uloma Ekpete Kama (R)
- Eric Hafner (R)
- Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (R)
- Scott Trotter (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dimmock in this election.
2024
See also: Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)
Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 1
Incumbent Matt Gaetz defeated Gay Valimont in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Gaetz (R) | 66.0 | 274,108 |
| Gay Valimont (D) | 34.0 | 140,980 | |
| Total votes: 415,088 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Gay Valimont advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1
Incumbent Matt Gaetz defeated Aaron Dimmock in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gaetz | 72.6 | 70,824 |
| Aaron Dimmock | 27.4 | 26,788 | |
| Total votes: 97,612 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William McPhillips (R)
- Todd Jennings (R)
- Christine Santiago (R)
- John Mills (R)
Endorsements
Dimmock received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R)
Campaign themes
2026
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2025
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2024
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
