Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2026

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Florida's 22nd Congressional District
General election
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Filing deadline: April 24, 2026
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Florida
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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Florida District 22

Incumbent Lois Frankel, Ian Blake, Victoria Doyle, Deborah Adeimy, and Anna Medvedeva are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 22 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Lois Frankel (D)
	Submit photo	Ian Blake (D)
		Victoria Doyle (D)
		Deborah Adeimy (R)
	Submit photo	Anna Medvedeva (R)

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Victoria Doyle

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I live in Lake Worth Beach, and my community represents the Florida I love. It’s artsy and fun, diverse yet connected, friendly and caring. I’m running to defend and protect all that we love about our extraordinary state. As an attorney, my specialty was intellectual property, which is the legal term for people’s creative ideas. My job was to protect American originality in the global IP marketplace, the most valuable asset of most companies. I had to know the law, follow the law, and counsel clients candidly about the law. So why me? The Democrats need high energy, creative fighters right now and our representative, Lois Frankel, is not meeting the moment. She’s content to do the bare minimum, while begging voters to re-elect her so she can “hold the line.” What line? Our country is in a downward spiral and Rep. Frankel is partly to blame. During her 12+ years in Congress, life in America became more unaffordable for most people, women lost fundamental rights, and Property insurance costs in Florida have skyrocketed while Congress has done nothing to help. I’m Victoria Doyle, and I will fight like hell to improve your economic well-being, protect your rights, your Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and essential agencies like NOAA and FEMA in our hurricane-prone state. I’ll fight those who keep chain-sawing government, damaging the economy with tax cuts for the super-rich while exploding the national debt, and promote hate-fueled division and violence among us."

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Key Messages

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Economic Equity - The divide between the rich and the poor has grown into a chasm so great, it threatens the American way of life. More than 63% of Americans cannot afford a $500 emergency. Moreover, when consumer prices for everyday things like food and clothes jump 10-20% without warning -- with corporations blaming supply chain issues that have already been resolved or tariffs that have yet to be levied -- it forces average Americans to lose their financial footing. We need an economic system that is fair for all, and where government intervention is needed, we need to make sure it favors workers and consumers, not extremely profitable corporations, so we may ensure the American Dream is still viable for everyone.

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Property Insurance -- It has been 8-plus months since Hurricanes Helene and Milton which left more than $56 billion in damage in their wake. Since then, more than half of the resulting insurance claims have been rejected. Not pending. Rejected. Homeowners are between city and county inspectors who mandate the replacement of damaged roofs and structures, while insurance companies balk at the expense and tell homeowners they will only pay for surface repairs. Meanwhile insurance companies rake in roughly $11 billion a year in premiums, up from $5 billion in 2020. Worse, Florida officials tried to bury a report that revealed insurers who claimed to be losing millions were steering billions to investors. It’s time for this nonsense to end.

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Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid -- For decades, the very notion of tinkering with Social Security’s benefits to the elderly -- which lifted millions out of poverty -- was considered blasphemy. Today, far right Republicans are trying everything to diminish the program we pay into our entire working lives: let’s privatize it, let’s raise the retirement age, let’s lower benefits, let’s give it to Elon Musk. It’s time to redraw the line in the sand. I will fight fiercely against anyone who wants to fundamentally change Social Security in any way that would jeopardize it. And the same goes for Medicare and Medicaid, which is being gutted by the bill just passed by Congress. I will fight to rollback all these cuts.

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Victoria Doyle (D)

Economic Equity - The divide between the rich and the poor has grown into a chasm so great, it threatens the American way of life. More than 63% of Americans cannot afford a $500 emergency. Moreover, when consumer prices for everyday things like food and clothes jump 10-20% without warning -- with corporations blaming supply chain issues that have already been resolved or tariffs that have yet to be levied -- it forces average Americans to lose their financial footing. We need an economic system that is fair for all, and where government intervention is needed, we need to make sure it favors workers and consumers, not extremely profitable corporations, so we may ensure the American Dream is still viable for everyone.

Property Insurance -- It has been 8-plus months since Hurricanes Helene and Milton which left more than $56 billion in damage in their wake. Since then, more than half of the resulting insurance claims have been rejected. Not pending. Rejected. Homeowners are between city and county inspectors who mandate the replacement of damaged roofs and structures, while insurance companies balk at the expense and tell homeowners they will only pay for surface repairs. Meanwhile insurance companies rake in roughly $11 billion a year in premiums, up from $5 billion in 2020. Worse, Florida officials tried to bury a report that revealed insurers who claimed to be losing millions were steering billions to investors. It’s time for this nonsense to end.

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid -- For decades, the very notion of tinkering with Social Security’s benefits to the elderly -- which lifted millions out of poverty -- was considered blasphemy. Today, far right Republicans are trying everything to diminish the program we pay into our entire working lives: let’s privatize it, let’s raise the retirement age, let’s lower benefits, let’s give it to Elon Musk. It’s time to redraw the line in the sand. I will fight fiercely against anyone who wants to fundamentally change Social Security in any way that would jeopardize it. And the same goes for Medicare and Medicaid, which is being gutted by the bill just passed by Congress. I will fight to rollback all these cuts.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Victoria Doyle (D)

I am obsessed with ending tax loopholes for the super-rich. Rich people are not the enemy -- it’s greed that drives bad policy and the growing wealth gap that forces average Americans to work 80 hours a week to survive. Tax loopholes enable big businesses to write off business failures, while small business owners face real financial consequences when their businesses fail. Moreover, it has been studied multiple times, and the mathematical truth is that if the super-rich paid their fair share, we’d be able to afford everything we want for all Americans. So, if you’re a middle class working family, I want to see your tax rate drop, and if you have millions or billions you’re shielding from taxes, I want to see you pay your fair share.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Victoria Doyle (D)

Easy. My mother.

She lived through the Great Depression and World War II. She experienced disruption and hardship as a child when her father joined the navy and her mother moved the family to Washington, DC to work for the CIA’s precursor the OSS. She became a school teacher, and after marrying, she and my father had four daughters who they raised in NYC in the 1970s when the economy was sagging. She established a tight and balanced budget that we had to live by. It included very few new clothes, meat for dinner just 2-3 times a week, no restaurants or take-out, and we were latch-key kids, meaning no babysitter or mom after school. She worked full-time (as did my father) and we minded ourselves (with the help of TV and SpaghettiOs).

My mother worked in a time when women couldn’t have their own credit cards, and abortion was illegal. She and my father supported women’s right to choose following traumatic experiences in college. I remember one summer in the early 70s, they rented a table at a country fair in upstate New York to advocate for abortion rights. We four girls were standing with them around the table and men would lean into our faces and scream “your parents are baby killers!” which was confusing and frightening to us children who clearly had not been “killed.”

My parents founded a Montessori School, and my mother served as the Head of School for 10 years while we four were preschool students there. Maria Montessori believed her method of teaching children to be self-directed (not teacher-directed) in their educational work created lifelong learners. My sisters and I are living proof of that philosophy: we continue to love learning to this day. I’m so grateful for my mother’s progressive social and educational views.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Victoria Doyle (D)

The book “Native Son” by Richard Wright changed my life. The descriptions of prejudice, fear, and unfairness were visceral and left me understanding systemic racism. Many subsequent books have deepend that understanding. Some refuse to accept that systemic racism is real, but facing hard facts is my political philosophy.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Victoria Doyle (D)

Two politicians were arguing about something, and one declared, “You’re lying!” The other politician responded “Of course I am, but hear me out.”

No. The single most important characteristic for an elected official is honesty. Floridians in FL-22 need an honest broker to not only keep them informed about what is happening in Washington D.C., but also one who will listen to constituents and place their needs front and center. The two-faced Congress members we’ve heard so much about recently - who tell their colleagues one thing in private, and the public another thing, need to be called out for their dishonesty.

Also, as a co-equal branch of government, Congress needs to stop handing its power over to the Executive Branch, and it is critically important for elected officials to remain abundantly cognizant of the power they wield, and the people for whom they wield it.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Victoria Doyle (D)

I am a deep listener, reader, and critical thinker. My intellectual curiosity and moral imagination

compel me to want to solve problems drawing on facts and empathy.

I am also angry that Congress has become so removed from the people, and driven by special interests. As someone who is connected to the community and feels strongly about accountability. I intend to hold monthly in-person town halls in the District, even when Congress is in session, and to have call time with my constituents.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Victoria Doyle (D)

Well, showing up and doing the work might be a good start. Lois Frankel missed 62 votes in her last Congressional term (2023 - 2025), and during her 12+ years in Congress, she wrote exactly one bill that became law -- the renaming of a post office in honor of Benjamin Berell Ferencz, an American lawyer who fought the Nazis. Then last week she voted to support ICE in a House resolution expressing “gratitude” for work that includes masked ICE agents grabbing people and holding them without due process.

Doing the bare minimum is not enough. Doing less than the bare minimum is unacceptable, especially during an Executive Branch overreach. I know I am not the only one who thinks Congress needs to be doing a lot more and more effectively.

In this regard, I think a core responsibility of someone elected to office is to form coalitions with fellow electeds, so they can act with greater strength than when they act alone. The piecemeal Democratic response to Trump and his administration in Congress has been frustrating to watch, and seemingly ineffective. If elected, I will work hard to form coalitions with fellow Congress members, and hold press conferences together - as a vocal group, write laws together, and of course work together to persuade others to vote for good bills to get them passed.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Victoria Doyle (D)

I would like to leave behind a government that functions in the best interests of Americans at all times, and not one that is so easily dismantled that we have to come back every four or eight years to fix it, again. I want the work we do to be righteous and lasting, so that every American can find a path toward peace and prosperity.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Victoria Doyle (D)

The first historical event that happened in my lifetime that I remember was the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. I was 9 years old and remember my parents cheering at the news. They were relieved and happy that he had to face consequences for his devious election-cheating acts. He was pardoned, but losing his job as president was a major consequence. It’s telling that since then, Nixon has been featured in dozens of movies and TV shows, with about half of them being comedies. But the damage he did to our democracy was no joke, and there is an extent to which we still have not completely recovered from it.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Victoria Doyle (D)

My first job was being a mother’s helper (live-in babysitter) for a month in Florida. I was 13 years old and cared for a 2-year-old. Despite being taken aback by the heat, I had the best time trying go-carts for the first time, and going to a mall with my earnings. Hollywood was not Manhattan!

What is your favorite book? Why?

Victoria Doyle (D)

It’s not possible to pick one. Two of my recent favorites since moving to Florida are “Finding Florida” by T.D. Allman, a myth-busting, eye-popping history of Florida, and “The Everglades: River of Grass” by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, who wrote the book in 1947 in protest to a slate of proposed drainage and construction projects designed to “improve” the Everglades. Her prose is unparalleled: "They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth, remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them: their vast glittering openness, wider than the enormous visible round of the horizon, the racing free saltiness and sweetness of their massive winds, under the dazzling blue heights of space. They are unique also in the simplicity, the diversity, the related harmony of the forms of life they enclose. The miracle of the light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades of Florida. It is a river of grass."

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Victoria Doyle (D)

“Florida” by Taylor Swift with Florence + the Machine.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Victoria Doyle (D)

Unexpectedly raising my daughter by myself after my relationship with her father fell apart. While incredibly difficult at times, I was so very lucky to have his family show up for us, as well as my own family. She has 3 aunts on my side and 1 on his side, plus 4 doting grandparents. His family is Afghan-American and we have learned so much about how that culture raises kids, their food, music, and unconditional love for family. To this day, I am deeply grateful for their love and support. This experience serves to remind me that everyone around us is going through something, and we must lead with kindness and empathy.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Victoria Doyle (D)

It depends on the kind of experience. If we’re talking about people who have figured out the myriad ways Congress can help them enrich themselves and have zero moral compass, then, no, I don’t think it’s beneficial. However, if you’re talking about experience with the law, advocating for people who have been wronged and relying on our system of laws to find justice, then, yes, and I’m your champion. The Constitution’s list of qualifications to run for office are few, because the intention was that anyone who wants to serve can find a path to do so. For me, the passion to right wrongs and protect Americans are the only qualifications that matter.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Victoria Doyle (D)

For dedicated, passionate lawmakers, two years seems like more than enough time. Look at what others have accomplished.

Joe Neguse (D-CO): As a freshman in the 116th Congress, he introduced three times the average number of bills for a new representative and successfully steered three of them into law, including legislation to expand Rocky Mountains National Park.

Elaine Luria (D-VA): In her first term, she passed four bills into law, including legislation increasing disability compensation for veterans. As a result, she was named chair of the subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Jake Auchincloss (D-MA): As a new and young Congressman, he has introduced several major bills to (1) curb pharmaceutical price gouging, and increase transparency in drug pricing, (2) support public transportation, (3) target cyberstalking, online privacy violations, and digital forgeries, and (3) enhance the security of US supply chains. He has also co-sponsored legislation on gun violence research, support for Ukraine, and a ban on oil and gas leasing off New England.

Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX): She has been recognized for outperforming many committee chairs by introducing a large number of bills (52), with three becoming law. These laws focused on areas like human rights and blood doping in sports.

You don’t have to be a seven-term House member to get things done. You just need to have the smarts and the drive to do it. I am all out of patience with the status quo, so smarts and drive are all I’ve got left.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Victoria Doyle (D)

These 3 quotes are from someone serving today who has blazed a trail I want to follow.

“If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu.”

“You built a factory out there, good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads that the rest of us paid for. You hired workers that the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for.”

“I'm willing to throw my body in front of the bus to stop bad ideas.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren is a dedicated and passionate public servant who centers workers, consumers, and fairness with effective policy. Her brainchild, the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), clawed back billions from corporate fraud giving consumers direct monetary relief. It also capped credit card late fees at $8, and cracked down on unreasonable and punitive bank overdraft fees. President Trump has all but dismantled the CFPB, with mass layoffs and no further funding. Its acting director, Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025, ordered all enforcement actions halted, which means consumers defrauded by big banks and other businesses will get no relief.

Senator Warren cares. She is smart, witty, and relentless. And she persists. As will I.

What committees interest you?

Victoria Doyle (D)

I have my sights set on the Committee on Financial Services, which helps regulate the insurance industry. Reform and consumer protection are urgently needed for states experiencing the climate crisis. I would also like to sit on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is tasked with regulating media and tech policy -- two American institutions that direly need attention. I’m currently reading a very good book about the media called “Saving the News,” written by the blockbuster father-daughter team of Newton Minow, the first chairman of the FCC and Martha Minow, the retired dean of the Harvard Law School. For history buffs, Newton Minow devised the Fairness Doctrine, which kept media largely objective for decades until it was struck down by President Ronald Reagan. That sole act became the harbinger of what would become the media circus in which we live today. Congress needs to rein in an out of control media landscape that is riddled with unchecked falsities.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Victoria Doyle (D)

Our government, as designed by our Constitution, must have transparency and accountability. It’s why we have three co-equal branches of government with checks and balances. But the current administration believes that the Constitution shouldn’t apply to them, and they’ve hired a team of hack lawyers to make the case that supreme executive authority was somehow codified somewhere in that document. It was not, but they have a fix for that, too -- simply ignore it and wait for the judges they appointed to rule in their favor. I cannot express in words alone just how dire the current crisis is. I am not prone to hyperbole, and I reject fear-mongering, but the shift from a democracy to a dictatorship is no longer a crazy notion. It is happening right now, in front of our eyes, in real time. If we don’t draw the line here and now, we’re staring down the barrel of a government rifle aimed at anyone who doesn’t agree with it.

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• Deborah Adeimy
• Lois Frankel

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Lois Frankel	Democratic Party	$598,512	$190,873	$694,960	As of June 30, 2025
Ian Blake	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Victoria Doyle	Democratic Party	$15,654	$14,519	$1,135	As of June 30, 2025
Deborah Adeimy	Republican Party	$64,179	$18,199	$49,588	As of June 30, 2025
Anna Medvedeva	Republican Party	$1,199	$54	$1,145	As of June 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

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• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/2/2025	8/26/2025	8/19/2025	8/12/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

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District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024

Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 22

Incumbent Lois Frankel defeated Dan Franzese in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 22 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lois Frankel (D)	55.0	201,608
		Dan Franzese (R)	45.0	165,248

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 366,856
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lois Frankel advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 22.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dean Halper (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 22

Dan Franzese defeated Andrew Gutmann and Deborah Adeimy in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 22 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Franzese	52.5	16,666
		Andrew Gutmann	25.3	8,036
		Deborah Adeimy	22.2	7,038

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,740
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• D.B. Fugate (R)
• Paola Branda (R)

2022

See also: Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 22

Incumbent Lois Frankel defeated Dan Franzese in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 22 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lois Frankel (D)	55.1	150,010
		Dan Franzese (R)	44.9	122,194

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,204
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Bianchi (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lois Frankel advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 22.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Curtis Calabrese (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 22

Dan Franzese defeated Deborah Adeimy, Rod Dorilas, Peter Arianas, and Carrie Lawlor in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 22 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Franzese	34.7	11,972
		Deborah Adeimy	34.3	11,842
		Rod Dorilas	19.1	6,594
		Peter Arianas	6.0	2,082
		Carrie Lawlor	5.9	2,055

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,545
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• D.B. Fugate (R)

2020

See also: Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 22

Incumbent Theodore E. Deutch defeated James Pruden in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 22 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theodore E. Deutch (D)	58.6	235,764
		James Pruden (R)	41.4	166,553

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 402,317
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa Marmorato (Unaffiliated)
• Omar Reyes (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Theodore E. Deutch advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 22.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Imtiaz Mohammad (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 22

James Pruden defeated Jessi Melton, Fran Flynn, and Darlene Cerezo Swaffar in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 22 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Pruden	35.6	11,840
		Jessi Melton	30.0	9,969
		Fran Flynn	26.1	8,667
		Darlene Cerezo Swaffar	8.3	2,763

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,239
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Boyle (R)
• Eddison Walters (R)
• Joe Smith (R)
• Christine Scott (R)

District analysis

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

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Democratic Party (8)

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