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Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

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2022
2018
Florida's 8th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 24, 2020
Primary: August 18, 2020
General: November 3, 2020

Pre-election incumbent:
Bill Posey (Republican)
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
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020
See also
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 8th Congressional District of Florida, held elections in 2020.

Incumbent Bill Posey won election in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 8.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
April 24, 2020
August 18, 2020
November 3, 2020


Heading into the election the incumbent was Republican Bill Posey, who was first elected in 2008.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Florida's 8th Congressional District was located in eastern Florida and included Brevard and Indian River counties and a portion of Orange County.[1]

Coronavirus and the 2020 election

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Florida modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Voter registration: The voter registration deadline was extended to October 6, 2020.[2]

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

  1. United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  2. This change was not due to COVID-19. This deadline was extended after the state's voter registration website crashed.