Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 6

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Waltz (R)	56.3	187,891
		Nancy Soderberg (D)	43.7	145,758

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Elections in Florida, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Oct. 27 - Nov. 3
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Photo ID required
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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2020 → ← 2016
Florida's 6th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: May 4, 2018
Primary: August 28, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Vacant
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Florida
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+7 Cook Political Report: Lean Republican Inside Elections: Lean Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
See also
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Florida, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Ron DeSantis (R), who was first elected in 2012. DeSantis resigned September 10, 2018, in order to focus on his gubernatorial bid.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 6

Michael Waltz defeated Nancy Soderberg in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Waltz (R)	56.3	187,891
		Nancy Soderberg (D)	43.7	145,758

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 333,649 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6

Nancy Soderberg defeated John Upchurch and Stephen Sevigny in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Soderberg	55.6	32,174
		John Upchurch	22.6	13,088
		Stephen Sevigny	21.8	12,633

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,895
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Coffman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6

Michael Waltz defeated John Ward and Fred Costello in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Waltz	42.4	32,916
		John Ward	30.4	23,593
		Fred Costello	27.2	21,074

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,583
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jimmy Johns (R)
• Jeremy Kelly (R)

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Florida's 6th Congressional District the 170th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Nancy Soderberg	Democratic Party	$3,242,549	$3,222,462	$20,087	As of December 31, 2018
Michael Waltz	Republican Party	$2,197,940	$2,146,379	$51,561	As of December 31, 2018
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. 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.

Satellite spending

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

• Independence USA PAC spent more than $1.5 million on television advertisements criticizing Michael Waltz and supporting Nancy Soderberg in October 2018.

Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Nancy Soderberg

Support

"Afford" - Nancy Soderberg ad, released October 23, 2018

Michael Waltz

Oppose

"Coast" - House Majority Pac ad, released October 26, 2018

District history

2016

See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ron DeSantis (R) sought re-election in 2016. He defeated William McCullough (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. DeSantis defeated G.G. Galloway and Fred Costello in the Republican primary, while McCullough defeated Jay McGovern, George Pappas, and Dwayne Taylor to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Florida District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ron DeSantis Incumbent	58.6%	213,519
	Democratic	William McCullough	41.4%	151,051
Total Votes				364,570
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ron DeSantis Incumbent	61%	41,311
Fred Costello	24.7%	16,690
G.G. Galloway	14.3%	9,683
Total Votes		67,684
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
William McCullough	36.6%	16,043
Dwayne Taylor	28.8%	12,625
Jay McGovern	19.1%	8,388
George Pappas	15.4%	6,762
Total Votes		43,818
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2014

See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 6th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ron DeSantis (R) defeated David Cox (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 6 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ron DeSantis Incumbent	62.5%	166,254
	Democratic	David Cox	37.5%	99,563
Total Votes				265,817
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Florida	5.06%	1.75%	3.66%
Monroe County, Florida	6.82%	0.44%	4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida	1.11%	5.65%	8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida	2.40%	7.86%	12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	36.20%	62.79%	R+26.6	34.08%	62.44%	R+28.4	R
2	40.60%	58.27%	R+17.7	39.85%	55.53%	R+15.7	R
3	22.07%	76.75%	R+54.7	19.63%	76.01%	R+56.4	R
4	25.64%	73.07%	R+47.4	24.90%	69.68%	R+44.8	R
5	25.87%	73.02%	R+47.2	21.51%	76.01%	R+54.5	R
6	28.12%	70.72%	R+42.6	25.59%	70.40%	R+44.8	R
7	35.78%	63.03%	R+27.3	29.54%	67.81%	R+38.3	R
8	76.69%	22.32%	D+54.4	74.29%	22.33%	D+52	D
9	52.23%	46.70%	D+5.5	52.98%	42.92%	D+10.1	D
10	29.54%	69.49%	R+40	24.47%	73.15%	R+48.7	R
11	29.10%	69.98%	R+40.9	28.75%	67.52%	R+38.8	R
12	38.82%	60.18%	R+21.4	39.91%	55.90%	R+16	R
13	66.27%	33.01%	D+33.3	64.06%	33.01%	D+31.1	D
14	67.05%	32.34%	D+34.7	64.74%	32.99%	D+31.8	D
15	43.22%	55.85%	R+12.6	43.85%	52.54%	R+8.7	R
16	36.02%	63.09%	R+27.1	38.53%	57.46%	R+18.9	R
17	29.91%	69.15%	R+39.2	31.55%	64.91%	R+33.4	R
18	27.33%	71.82%	R+44.5	27.27%	69.17%	R+41.9	R
19	31.02%	68.02%	R+37	25.79%	71.54%	R+45.8	R
20	65.02%	33.40%	D+31.6	63.38%	32.58%	D+30.8	D
21	47.01%	51.55%	R+4.5	47.92%	47.87%	D+0.1	R
22	40.28%	58.79%	R+18.5	35.09%	62.28%	R+27.2	R
23	38.65%	60.23%	R+21.6	31.70%	65.06%	R+33.4	R
24	41.79%	57.34%	R+15.6	35.96%	61.17%	R+25.2	R
25	43.38%	55.73%	R+12.4	37.23%	59.47%	R+22.2	R
26	57.57%	41.40%	D+16.2	49.01%	47.49%	D+1.5	D
27	50.25%	48.70%	D+1.6	42.51%	54.04%	R+11.5	R
28	46.01%	52.86%	R+6.9	46.02%	49.59%	R+3.6	R
29	44.35%	54.70%	R+10.4	45.97%	50.16%	R+4.2	R
30	50.06%	48.88%	D+1.2	51.93%	43.61%	D+8.3	R
31	40.55%	58.49%	R+17.9	37.12%	59.50%	R+22.4	R
32	43.05%	56.11%	R+13.1	40.66%	56.10%	R+15.4	R
33	33.03%	66.40%	R+33.4	29.41%	68.70%	R+39.3	R
34	38.74%	60.18%	R+21.4	28.67%	68.26%	R+39.6	R
35	45.66%	53.25%	R+7.6	34.40%	62.35%	R+28	R
36	51.81%	46.55%	D+5.3	37.97%	58.18%	R+20.2	R
37	42.35%	56.41%	R+14.1	34.77%	61.75%	R+27	R
38	44.80%	54.00%	R+9.2	39.90%	56.32%	R+16.4	R
39	43.29%	55.62%	R+12.3	38.74%	57.77%	R+19	R
40	46.30%	52.68%	R+6.4	41.48%	54.62%	R+13.1	R
41	48.78%	50.29%	R+1.5	45.76%	51.24%	R+5.5	R
42	49.88%	49.23%	D+0.7	46.82%	49.98%	R+3.2	R
43	74.04%	25.31%	D+48.7	73.13%	24.03%	D+49.1	D
44	45.77%	53.48%	R+7.7	51.21%	45.05%	D+6.2	R
45	68.39%	30.95%	D+37.4	67.75%	29.32%	D+38.4	D
46	85.10%	14.40%	D+70.7	82.72%	14.71%	D+68	D
47	49.79%	49.04%	D+0.8	53.85%	41.40%	D+12.5	R
48	71.31%	27.89%	D+43.4	71.71%	25.05%	D+46.7	D
49	59.87%	38.85%	D+21	61.07%	33.94%	D+27.1	D
50	46.33%	52.71%	R+6.4	46.10%	49.78%	R+3.7	R
51	43.21%	55.60%	R+12.4	37.31%	58.51%	R+21.2	R
52	39.39%	59.51%	R+20.1	36.49%	59.05%	R+22.6	R
53	48.93%	49.90%	R+1	42.52%	53.45%	R+10.9	R
54	39.76%	59.51%	R+19.8	37.01%	60.11%	R+23.1	R
55	38.22%	60.83%	R+22.6	31.47%	66.00%	R+34.5	R
56	41.15%	57.81%	R+16.7	35.36%	61.69%	R+26.3	R
57	42.15%	56.94%	R+14.8	42.01%	54.38%	R+12.4	R
58	46.77%	52.09%	R+5.3	43.06%	53.20%	R+10.1	R
59	49.52%	49.33%	D+0.2	47.68%	48.08%	R+0.4	R
60	45.69%	53.23%	R+7.5	47.16%	48.50%	R+1.3	R
61	84.25%	14.95%	D+69.3	80.00%	16.79%	D+63.2	D
62	64.91%	34.12%	D+30.8	63.03%	33.28%	D+29.8	D
63	52.82%	46.09%	D+6.7	53.22%	42.91%	D+10.3	R
64	43.41%	55.66%	R+12.3	43.51%	52.80%	R+9.3	R
65	45.20%	53.72%	R+8.5	41.15%	55.05%	R+13.9	R
66	47.12%	51.78%	R+4.7	41.07%	55.29%	R+14.2	R
67	52.12%	46.53%	D+5.6	45.78%	49.98%	R+4.2	R
68	54.01%	44.56%	D+9.5	50.98%	44.15%	D+6.8	D
69	51.25%	47.57%	D+3.7	46.57%	49.53%	R+3	R
70	79.17%	20.00%	D+59.2	73.65%	23.39%	D+50.3	D
71	45.45%	53.64%	R+8.2	42.72%	53.89%	R+11.2	R
72	47.80%	51.26%	R+3.5	46.03%	50.71%	R+4.7	D
73	37.59%	61.60%	R+24	35.82%	61.14%	R+25.3	R
74	42.64%	56.48%	R+13.8	37.10%	60.20%	R+23.1	R
75	42.40%	56.68%	R+14.3	34.70%	62.49%	R+27.8	R
76	35.45%	64.01%	R+28.6	35.24%	61.90%	R+26.7	R
77	41.60%	57.61%	R+16	36.05%	60.86%	R+24.8	R
78	44.44%	54.88%	R+10.4	42.96%	53.85%	R+10.9	R
79	45.93%	53.26%	R+7.3	39.89%	57.01%	R+17.1	R
80	38.79%	60.51%	R+21.7	36.96%	60.49%	R+23.5	R
81	60.36%	39.13%	D+21.2	59.06%	39.12%	D+19.9	D
82	38.70%	60.58%	R+21.9	36.91%	60.22%	R+23.3	R
83	48.78%	50.42%	R+1.6	43.71%	53.43%	R+9.7	R
84	53.34%	45.89%	D+7.5	47.96%	49.59%	R+1.6	D
85	47.28%	52.04%	R+4.8	44.74%	52.71%	R+8	R
86	58.97%	40.46%	D+18.5	56.40%	41.24%	D+15.2	D
87	68.41%	30.79%	D+37.6	65.09%	32.03%	D+33.1	D
88	82.26%	17.18%	D+65.1	78.19%	19.67%	D+58.5	D
89	47.47%	51.83%	R+4.4	48.96%	48.44%	D+0.5	R
90	62.95%	36.37%	D+26.6	59.38%	38.20%	D+21.2	D
91	58.67%	40.92%	D+17.8	59.17%	39.23%	D+19.9	D
92	74.08%	25.42%	D+48.7	71.50%	26.66%	D+44.8	D
93	47.43%	51.88%	R+4.5	48.32%	49.43%	R+1.1	R
94	83.50%	16.05%	D+67.5	81.01%	17.21%	D+63.8	D
95	86.68%	12.99%	D+73.7	85.09%	13.47%	D+71.6	D
96	61.11%	38.32%	D+22.8	60.59%	37.30%	D+23.3	D
97	65.66%	33.79%	D+31.9	65.26%	32.41%	D+32.9	D
98	60.99%	38.39%	D+22.6	61.02%	36.58%	D+24.4	D
99	61.62%	37.75%	D+23.9	59.47%	38.07%	D+21.4	D
100	57.57%	41.85%	D+15.7	58.15%	39.86%	D+18.3	D
101	79.29%	20.19%	D+59.1	76.54%	21.27%	D+55.3	D
102	85.86%	13.86%	D+72	83.21%	15.08%	D+68.1	D
103	54.82%	44.76%	D+10.1	58.71%	39.21%	D+19.5	R
104	58.34%	41.21%	D+17.1	62.33%	35.40%	D+26.9	D
105	53.14%	46.37%	D+6.8	56.16%	41.22%	D+14.9	R
106	31.21%	68.26%	R+37.1	33.84%	63.71%	R+29.9	R
107	86.16%	13.52%	D+72.6	83.68%	14.67%	D+69	D
108	89.58%	10.12%	D+79.5	87.11%	11.24%	D+75.9	D
109	90.13%	9.58%	D+80.6	86.38%	12.14%	D+74.2	D
110	50.15%	49.43%	D+0.7	52.71%	45.14%	D+7.6	R
111	47.97%	51.64%	R+3.7	52.16%	45.66%	D+6.5	R
112	53.53%	45.94%	D+7.6	61.62%	35.70%	D+25.9	D
113	63.42%	35.97%	D+27.5	67.40%	30.24%	D+37.2	D
114	50.14%	49.27%	D+0.9	55.75%	41.60%	D+14.2	D
115	49.45%	50.03%	R+0.6	54.08%	43.37%	D+10.7	R
116	44.48%	55.04%	R+10.6	50.91%	46.43%	D+4.5	R
117	82.64%	17.02%	D+65.6	78.36%	19.57%	D+58.8	D
118	51.39%	48.14%	D+3.3	54.87%	42.54%	D+12.3	D
119	50.32%	49.20%	D+1.1	55.15%	42.23%	D+12.9	R
120	52.28%	46.85%	D+5.4	49.21%	47.52%	D+1.7	R
Total	50.01%	49.13%	D+0.9	47.82%	49.02%	R+1.2	-
Source: Daily Kos

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Florida heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2016 elections, Democrats and Republicans each held one U.S. Senate seat in Florida.
• Republicans held 16 of 27 U.S. House seats in Florida.

State executives

• As of September 2018, Republicans held six out of nine state executive positions. The other three positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
• The governor of Florida was Republican Rick Scott. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled both chambers of the Florida State Legislature. They had a 22-16 majority in the state Senate and a 75-41 majority in the state House.

Trifecta status

• Florida was under Republican trifecta control since the governor was a Republican and both chambers of the Florida State Legislature were under Republican control.

2018 elections

See also: Florida elections, 2018

Florida held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• One U.S. Senate seat
• 27 U.S. House seats
• Governor and lieutenant governor
• Three other state executive offices
• 20 out of 40 state Senate seats
• 120 state House seats
• Four of seven state Supreme Court seats
• Municipal elections in Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Pinellas counties and the city of Jacksonville

Demographics

Demographic data for Florida
	Florida	U.S.
Total population:	20,244,914	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	53,625	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	76%	73.6%
Black/African American:	16.1%	12.6%
Asian:	2.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	23.7%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	86.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$47,507	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.8%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Florida. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2017, Florida's three largest cities were Jacksonville (pop. est. 860,000), Miami (pop. est. 430,000), and Tampa (pop. est. 360,000).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Florida from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Florida Department of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Florida every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Florida 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	49.0%	Hillary Clinton	47.8%	1.2%
2012	Barack Obama	50.0%	Mitt Romney	49.1%	0.9%
2008	Barack Obama	51.0%	John McCain	48.2%	2.8%
2004	George W. Bush	52.10%	John Kerry	47.09%	5.01%
2000	George W. Bush	48.847%	Al Gore	48.838%	0.009%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Florida from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Florida 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Marco Rubio	52.0%	Patrick Murphy	44.3%	7.7%
2012	Bill Nelson	55.2%	Connie Mack	42.2%	13.0%
2010	Marco Rubio	48.9%	Charlie Crist	29.7%	19.2%
2006	Bill Nelson	60.3%	Katherine Harris	38.1%	22.2%
2004	Mel Martinez	49.4%	Betty Castor	48.3%	1.1%
2000	Bill Nelson	51.0%	Bill McCollum	46.2%	4.8%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Florida.

Election results (Governor/Lt. Governor), Florida 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera	48.1%	Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo-Goldstein	47.1%	1%
2010	Rick Scott/Jennifer Carroll	48.9%	Alex Sink/Rod Smith	47.7%	1.2%
2006	Charlie Crist/Jeff Kottkamp	52.2%	Jim Davis/Daryl Jones	45.1%	7.1%
2002	Jeb Bush/Frank Brogan	56.0%	Bill McBride/Tom Rossin	43.2%	12.8%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Florida in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Florida 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	17	62.9%	10	37.0%	R+7
2014	17	62.9%	10	37.0%	R+7
2012	17	62.9%	10	37.0%	R+7
2010	19	76.0%	6	24.0%	R+13
2008	15	60.0%	10	40.0%	R+5
2006	16	64.0%	9	36.0%	R+7
2004	18	66.7%	7	33.3%	R+11
2002	17	66.7%	8	33.3%	R+9
2000	15	57.9%	8	42.1%	R+7

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Florida Party Control: 1992-2024
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	I	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
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See also

• Florida's 6th Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Democratic primary)
• Florida's 6th Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)
• United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2018

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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)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)