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Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 17, 2022 |
| Primary: August 23, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Florida |
| Race ratings |
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 18th Congressional District of Florida, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was June 17, 2022.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 23 Democratic primary)
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 23 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Scott Franklin defeated Keith R. Hayden Jr. and Leonard Serratore in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Franklin (R) | 74.7 | 167,429 |
 | Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Party Affiliation)  | 25.3 | 56,647 | |
 | Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 158 | |
| Total votes: 224,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Scott Franklin defeated Jennifer Raybon, Wendy Schmeling, Kenneth Hartpence, and Eddie Tarazona in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Franklin | 73.1 | 44,927 |
 | Jennifer Raybon | 10.7 | 6,606 | |
 | Wendy Schmeling | 6.7 | 4,099 | |
 | Kenneth Hartpence | 6.5 | 3,999 | |
 | Eddie Tarazona | 3.0 | 1,864 | |
| Total votes: 61,495 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Shepherd (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Florida
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
A real voice for the people who lives within the communtiy, not a party puppet.
Let's bring back Family Valuea and put America First.
Leonard Serratore (No Affiliation)
Enact legislation to ensure that the federal government acts with fiscal responsibility addressing expenditure vs. actual realized gains, stimulus packages/subsidies and general monetary policy.
Limit the corruption in our government.
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Leonard Serratore (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Affiliation)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[2] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Scott Franklin | Republican Party | $1,111,918 | $784,624 | $352,776 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Kenneth Hartpence | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jennifer Raybon | Republican Party | $137,734 | $137,734 | $0 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Wendy Schmeling | Republican Party | $23,653 | $23,238 | $415 | As of September 30, 2022 |
| Eddie Tarazona | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Keith R. Hayden Jr. | No Party Affiliation | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Leonard Serratore | No Party Affiliation | $33,851 | $33,822 | $29 | As of November 9, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- 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.[3]
- 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.[4][5][6]
| Race ratings: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| 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 requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Florida in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Florida, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Florida | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 2,568[7] | $10,440.00 | 6/17/2022 | Source |
| Florida | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 2,568[8] | $6,960.00 | 6/17/2022 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Florida District 18
until January 2, 2023
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Florida District 18
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[9] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[10]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Florida | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| Florida's 1st | 33.0% | 65.3% | 32.4% | 65.9% |
| Florida's 2nd | 44.0% | 55.0% | FL-02: 32.0% FL-05: 67.0% |
FL-02: 62.7% FL-05: 36.2% |
| Florida's 3rd | 42.4% | 56.5% | 42.8% | 56.0% |
| Florida's 4th | 46.0% | 52.7% | FL-02: 32.0% FL-05: 67.0% |
FL-02: 62.7% FL-05: 36.2% |
| Florida's 5th | 41.5% | 57.3% | 38.9% | 59.9% |
| Florida's 6th | 37.7% | 61.4% | 40.8% | 58.3% |
| Florida's 7th | 46.7% | 52.2% | 54.6% | 44.2% |
| Florida's 8th | 40.6% | 58.3% | 40.6% | 58.3% |
| Florida's 9th | 58.2% | 40.8% | 53.0% | 46.1% |
| Florida's 10th | 65.3% | 33.5% | 62.0% | 37.0% |
| Florida's 11th | 44.1% | 55.0% | 33.8% | 65.4% |
| Florida's 12th | 35.1% | 63.9% | 41.0% | 57.9% |
| Florida's 13th | 46.1% | 52.9% | 51.5% | 47.4% |
| Florida's 14th | 59.0% | 39.8% | 57.2% | 41.6% |
| Florida's 15th | 47.9% | 51.0% | --- | --- |
| Florida's 16th | 45.1% | 54.0% | 45.5% | 53.6% |
| Florida's 17th | 41.6% | 57.6% | 35.9% | 63.3% |
| Florida's 18th | 38.1% | 60.9% | 45.2% | 53.7% |
| Florida's 19th | 39.1% | 60.2% | 39.6% | 59.7% |
| Florida's 20th | 75.9% | 23.5% | 77.3% | 22.1% |
| Florida's 21st | 45.0% | 54.4% | 45.5% | 53.9% |
| Florida's 22nd | 58.5% | 40.9% | 58.2% | 41.2% |
| Florida's 23rd | 56.3% | 43.1% | 57.1% | 42.3% |
| Florida's 24th | 74.3% | 25.2% | 75.4% | 24.0% |
| Florida's 25th | 59.7% | 39.7% | 58.3% | 41.2% |
| Florida's 26th | 40.6% | 58.9% | 38.2% | 61.2% |
| Florida's 27th | 49.6% | 49.9% | 51.3% | 48.1% |
| Florida's 28th | 46.5% | 52.9% | 46.9% | 52.5% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Florida.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Florida in 2022. Information below was calculated on August 16, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
One hundred fifty-two candidates filed to run for Florida's 28 U.S. House districts, including 58 Democrats and 94 Republicans. That's 5.43 candidates per district, more than the 4.22 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.86 in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census, which resulted in Florida gaining one U.S. House district. The 152 candidates who filed to run this year were a decade-high. One hundred fourteen candidates ran in 2020, 104 in 2018, 100 in 2016, 75 in 2014, and 89 in 2012.
A total of eight incumbents ran in districts different from the ones they represented before the election.
Two incumbents from different parties filed to run against each other in the 2nd district. Rep. Al Lawson (D), who represented the 5th district, filed to run against 2nd district incumbent Rep. Neal Dunn (R) in the general election.
Four incumbents did not run for re-election. Rep. Charlie Crist (D), who represented the 13th district, ran for governor, and Rep. Val Demings (D), who represented the 10th district, ran for the U.S. Senate. Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D), who represented the 7th district, and Rep. Ted Deutch (D), who represented the 22nd district, retired.
Six seats were open, including Crist's, Demings', and Murphy's. The three remaining open seats were the 4th, the 15th, and the 23rd. Rep. John Rutherford (R), who represented the 4th district, ran in the 5th this year, and Rep. Scott Franklin (R), who represented the 15th district, ran in the 18th. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who represented the 23rd district, ran in the 25th. The six open seats this year were four more than in 2020, when two seats were open, and two more than in 2018, when four seats were open. Seven seats were open in 2016, and no seats were open in 2014.
Sixteen candidates—ten Democrats and six Republicans—ran to replace Demings in the 10th district, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year.
There were 38 contested primaries this year, a decade-high. That was nine more than in 2020, when there were 29 contested primaries, and seven more than in 2018, when there were 31 contested primaries. Fourteen of the contested primaries were Democratic primaries. That was four more than in 2020, when there were ten contested Democratic primaries, and five fewer than in 2018, when there were 19. Twenty-four of the contested primaries were Republican primaries. That number, a decade-high, was five more than in 2020, when there were 19 contested Republican primaries, and 12 more than in 2018, when there were 12.
There were 17 incumbents in contested primaries this year, also a decade-high. That number was seven more than in 2020, when ten incumbents faced contested primaries, and six more than in 2018, when 11 incumbents did. Six incumbents faced no primary challengers this year. Three seats—the 5th, the 6th, and the 18th districts—were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed. No seats were guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Florida's 18th the 107th most Republican district nationally.[11]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Florida's 18th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 38.1% | 60.9% | |||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Florida, 2020
Florida presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 14 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | D | D | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Florida and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Florida | ||
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| Florida | United States | |
| Population | 18,801,310 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 53,651 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 75.1% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 16.1% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 3% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 25.6% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.2% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 29.9% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $55,660 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Delaware's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Delaware, November 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Republican | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 27 | 29 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Florida's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Florida, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Ron DeSantis
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| Lieutenant Governor | Jeanette Nuñez
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| Secretary of State | Cord Byrd
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| Attorney General | Ashley B. Moody
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Florida State Legislature as of November 2022.
Florida State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 28 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
Florida House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 35 | |
| Republican Party | 84 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 120 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Florida was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Florida Party Control: 1992-2022
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twenty-three 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 |
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| 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 |
| Senate | D | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
District history
2020
See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Pam Keith and K.W. Miller in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Mast (R) | 56.3 | 253,286 |
 | Pam Keith (D) | 41.5 | 186,674 | |
 | K.W. Miller (No Party Affiliation) | 2.2 | 9,760 | |
| Total votes: 449,720 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Vaughn (Unaffiliated)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Pam Keith defeated Oz Vazquez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Keith | 79.8 | 52,921 |
 | Oz Vazquez | 20.2 | 13,385 | |
| Total votes: 66,306 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Nicholas Vessio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Mast | 86.0 | 62,121 |
 | Nicholas Vessio | 14.0 | 10,081 | |
| Total votes: 72,202 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Lauren Baer in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Mast (R) | 54.3 | 185,905 |
 | Lauren Baer (D) | 45.7 | 156,454 | |
| Total votes: 342,359 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Lauren Baer defeated Pam Keith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Baer | 60.3 | 35,028 |
| Pam Keith | 39.7 | 23,064 | |
| Total votes: 58,092 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Mark Freeman and Dave Cummings in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Mast | 77.6 | 55,527 |
 | Mark Freeman | 11.3 | 8,096 | |
 | Dave Cummings | 11.0 | 7,888 | |
| Total votes: 71,511 | |||
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2016
Florida's 18th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Patrick Murphy (D) chose not to seek re-election in 2016 in order to pursue a U.S. Senate bid. Brian Mast (R) defeated Randy Perkins (D), Carla Spalding (I), and write-in candidate Marilyn Holloman in the general election on November 8, 2016. Perkins defeated Jonathan Chane and John Xuna in the Democratic primary, while Mast defeated Rebecca Negron, Carl Domino, Rick Kozell, Noelle Nikpour, and Mark Freeman to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Brian Mast |
53.6% | 201,488 | |
| Democratic | Randy Perkins | 43.1% | 161,918 | |
| Independent | Carla Spalding | 3.3% | 12,503 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 375,918 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brian Mast |
38% | 24,099 | ||
| Rebecca Negron | 25.6% | 16,242 | ||
| Mark Freeman | 15.8% | 10,000 | ||
| Carl Domino | 12.5% | 7,942 | ||
| Rick Kozell | 6.8% | 4,334 | ||
| Noelle Nikpour | 1.3% | 835 | ||
| Total Votes | 63,452 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Randy Perkins |
60.4% | 27,861 | ||
| Jonathan Chane | 32.3% | 14,897 | ||
| John Xuna | 7.4% | 3,394 | ||
| Total Votes | 46,152 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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2014
Florida's 18th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the fact that the race had a very low margin of victory in the last election. Incumbent Patrick Murphy faced no challenger in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Carl Domino triumphed over Calvin Turnquest, Alan Schlesinger, Beverly Joy Hires, Nick Robert Wukoson and Brian Lara. Murphy then defeated Domino in the general election on November 4, 2014.[22][23]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy Incumbent |
59.8% | 151,478 | |
| Republican | Carl Domino | 40.2% | 101,896 | |
| Total Votes | 253,374 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carl Domino |
38.4% | 15,805 | ||
| Alan Schlesinger | 24.1% | 9,920 | ||
| Beverly Hires | 14% | 5,760 | ||
| Brian Lara | 13% | 5,361 | ||
| Calvin Turnquest | 6.7% | 2,757 | ||
| Nick Wukoson | 3.9% | 1,594 | ||
| Total Votes | 41,197 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of a filing fee.
- ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of a filing fee.
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ TCPalm, "Rebecca Negron files to run for Patrick Murphy's seat," April 14, 2015
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Republican Carl Domino says he’s running again for Patrick Murphy’s House seat," May 5, 2015
- ↑ PalmBeachPost.com, "War vet Brian Mast, attorney Rick Kozell launch GOP bids for open Patrick Murphy seat," June 8, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Emily Cahn," August 4, 2015
- ↑ PalmBeachPost.com, "Belle Glade farmer Rick Roth of Wellington to run for U.S. Congress," August 12, 2015
- ↑ Carla Spalding for Congress, "Home," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Hurricane-cleanup CEO set to join Dem race for Murphy U.S. House seat," November 17, 2015
- ↑ Jonathan Chane for Congress, "Home," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary Results 2014," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
