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Latest revision as of 16:11, 3 December 2025

Florida's 20th Congressional District
Incumbent
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDemocratic
Assumed office: January 18, 2022

Florida's 20th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Florida representatives represented an average of 770,376 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 700,029 residents.

Elections

See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Florida District 20

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
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Mark Douglas (D)
Image of Dale Holness
Dale Holness (D)
Image of Elijah Manley
Elijah Manley (D)  Candidate Connection
Image of Sendra Dorce
Sendra Dorce (R)
Image of Rod Joseph
Rod Joseph (R)

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See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) won election in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 without appearing on the ballot.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for August 20, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for August 20, 2024, was canceled.

Regular election

See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) defeated Drew-Montez Clark (R) in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
 
72.3
 
136,215
Image of Drew-Montez Clark
Drew-Montez Clark (R)  Candidate Connection
 
27.7
 
52,151

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 188,366
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) defeated Dale Holness (D) and Anika Tene Omphroy (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
 
65.6
 
47,601
Image of Dale Holness
Dale Holness
 
28.6
 
20,783
Image of Anika Tene Omphroy
Anika Tene Omphroy  Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
4,197

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 72,581
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for August 23, 2022, was canceled. Drew-Montez Clark (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 without appearing on the ballot.

Special election

See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on January 11, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
 
79.0
 
44,707
Image of Jason Mariner
Jason Mariner (R)  Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
10,966
Image of Mike ter Maat
Mike ter Maat (L)  Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
395
Image of Jim Flynn
Jim Flynn (No Party Affiliation)  Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
265
Image of Leonard Serratore
Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.5
 
262
Image of Shelley Fain
Shelley Fain (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
22

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 56,617
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Democratic primary

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
 
23.8
 
11,662
Image of Dale Holness
Dale Holness
 
23.8
 
11,657
Image of Barbara Sharief
Barbara Sharief
 
17.7
 
8,684
Image of Perry Thurston
Perry Thurston
 
14.8
 
7,283
Image of Bobby DuBose
Bobby DuBose
 
7.0
 
3,458
Image of Omari Hardy
Omari Hardy
 
5.9
 
2,902
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Priscilla Taylor
 
3.4
 
1,677
Image of Elvin Dowling
Elvin Dowling  Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
646
Image of Emmanuel Morel
Emmanuel Morel
 
0.9
 
454
Image of Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson  Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
343
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Imran Siddiqui
 
0.6
 
316

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,082
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Republican primary

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Jason Mariner (R) defeated Greg Musselwhite (R) in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Mariner
Jason Mariner  Candidate Connection
 
57.8
 
3,500
Image of Greg Musselwhite
Greg Musselwhite
 
42.2
 
2,553

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,053
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See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Alcee Hastings (D) defeated Greg Musselwhite (R) in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings (D)
 
78.7
 
253,661
Image of Greg Musselwhite
Greg Musselwhite (R)  Candidate Connection
 
21.3
 
68,748

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 322,409
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Alcee Hastings (D) defeated Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
 
69.3
 
62,759
Image of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
 
30.7
 
27,831

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 90,590
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Greg Musselwhite (R) defeated Vic DeGrammont (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Greg Musselwhite
Greg Musselwhite  Candidate Connection
 
52.0
 
5,394
Image of Vic DeGrammont
Vic DeGrammont
 
48.0
 
4,975

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,369
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Alcee Hastings (D) won election in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings (D)
 
99.9
 
202,659
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
165

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 202,824
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Incumbent Alcee Hastings (D) defeated Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
 
73.8
 
52,628
Image of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
 
26.2
 
18,697

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 71,3250
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2024

See also: Redistricting in Florida after the 2020 census

On March 27, 2024, the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida upheld the state's congressional map after it was struck down by a lower court on Sep. 2, 2023. As a result, this map was used for Florida's 2024 congressional elections. According to the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida's order:

“ This case involves constitutional challenges to the congressional districting map proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis and enacted by the Florida Legislature in 2022 ... Plaintiffs had to prove both discriminatory effects and a discriminatory purpose. They proved neither. Thus, [we] concur in the decision to grant judgment in the Secretary’s favor.[8][9] ”

On December 1, 2023, the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled 8-2 that the redistricting plan did not unconstitutionally limit Black voting power.[10] The plaintiffs appealed to the Florida Supreme Court, which heard arguments on September 12, 2024.[11]

On September 2, 2023, Leon County Circuit Court Judge J. Lee Marsh struck down enacted North Florida congressional districts and ordered the Legislature to redraw district boundaries.[12] On June 2, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court had declined to block Florida's enacted congressional map, which Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law on April 22.[13]

The Florida First District Court of Appeal had reinstated the congressional district boundaries on May 20, overruling Leon County Circuit Court Judge Layne Smith's temporary hold on the map.[14][15] On May 11, Smith issued an order declaring Florida's enacted congressional map unconstitutional, saying, "The enacted map is unconstitutional under the Fair District amendment. It diminishes African-Americans’ ability to elect the representative of their choice." Smith also said a map drawn by a court-appointed special master should be substituted for the enacted map in the 2022 elections.[16] The plaintiffs in the case filed an emergency appeal with the Florida Supreme Court on May 23, 2022, seeking a hold on the enacted congressional map.[17]

DeSantis signed the original congressional map into law on April 22, 2022.[18] The map bill was proposed and approved by the Florida State Legislature during a special session called for the purposes of redistricting. The Florida State Senate voted 24-15 to approve the map on April 20, and the Florida House of Representatives voted 68-34 to approve the map on April 21.[19][20]

This was the second congressional map bill approved by the state legislature. DeSantis vetoed the first on March 29. Republican leaders in the legislature said on April 11 that they would wait to receive a map from DeSantis to support.[21] DeSantis submitted a map to the legislature on April 13, which became the enacted map.[22]

How does redistricting in Florida work? In Florida, both congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. Congressional lines are adopted as regular legislation and are subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative lines are passed via joint resolution and are not subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative district maps are automatically submitted to the Florida Supreme Court for approval. In the event that the court rejects the lines, the legislature is given a second chance to draft a plan. If the legislature cannot approve a state legislative redistricting plan, the state attorney general must ask the state supreme court to draft a plan. There are no similar procedures in place for congressional districts.[23]

The Florida Constitution requires that all districts, whether congressional or state legislative, be contiguous. Also, "where doing so does not conflict with minority rights, [districts] must be compact and utilize existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible." Districts cannot be drawn in such a way as to "favor or disfavor a political party or incumbent."[23][24]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 20th Congressional District of Florida after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Florida after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Florida State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. Prior to redistricting the 20th District included parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs, including Davie.

District analysis

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

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Florida's 20th the 46th most Democratic district nationally.[25]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Florida's 20th the 36th most Democratic district nationally.[26]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 75.9%-23.5%.[27]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Florida's 20th the 37th most Democratic district nationally.[28]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 75.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 23.5%.[29]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+31. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 31 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Florida's 20th Congressional District the 23rd most Democratic nationally.[30]

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 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.[31]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
  2. ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
  3. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Florida," November 6, 2012
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, "Common Cause Florida v. Byrd," March 27, 2024
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  10. ↑ CBS News, "Florida appeals court upholds congressional redistricting plan backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis," December 1, 2023
  11. ↑ Politico, "Florida’s high court poised to protect DeSantis’ congressional map that helps GOP," September 12, 2024
  12. ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Judge rules against DeSantis in challenge to congressional map," September 2, 2023
  13. ↑ Florida Politics, "Florida Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to congressional map ahead of Midterms," June 2, 2022
  14. ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Florida appeals court reinstates DeSantis’ congressional map," May 20, 2022
  15. ↑ Florida District Court of Appeal, First District, "Secretary of State Laurel Lee v. Black Voters Matter, et al.," May 20, 2022
  16. ↑ NBC News, "Florida judge says he’ll block DeSantis' congressional redistricting map," May 11, 2022
  17. ↑ Florida Supreme Court, "Black Voters Matter, et al. v. Cord Byrd, Florida Secretary of State," May 23, 2022
  18. ↑ Florida Politics, "Gov. DeSantis signs his congressional map into law," April 22, 2022
  19. ↑ Florida Politics, "Florida Senate passes Gov. DeSantis’ congressional map," April 20, 2022
  20. ↑ Florida Politics, "Legislature approves Gov. DeSantis’ controversial congressional redistricting map," April 21, 2022
  21. ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Florida Legislature won’t draft new redistricting map, deferring to DeSantis," April 11, 2022
  22. ↑ Florida Politics, "Gov. DeSantis submits congressional redistristing plan critics contend is ‘partisan gerrymandering’," April 14, 2022
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 All About Redistricting, "Florida," accessed April 22, 2015
  24. ↑ Florida Constitution, "Article III, Sections 20-21," accessed April 22, 2015
  25. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  26. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  27. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  28. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  29. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  30. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  31. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Ashley Moody (R)
Rick Scott (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Neal Dunn (R)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Anna Luna (R)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
Republican Party (22)
Democratic Party (8)

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