United States Representative · District 1 · Florida · 2026

Who is running

Tyler L. DavisNPAUnited States Representative · District 1
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IncumbentJimmy PatronisREPUnited States Representative · District 1
Raised
$4.5M
Cash on hand
$939K
In Congress since
2025
Votes attended
99.8%
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Gay ValimontDEMUnited States Representative · District 1
Raised
$296K
Cash on hand
$35K
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Qualified candidates, from Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (the last official copy we checked before the Nov. 3, 2026, election), as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 1994, when Joe Scarborough (Republican) won it after a Democratic win in 1992. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 1952: Courtney Campbell won by 1,863 votes, 1.4 points of all votes counted. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
12 different people won the 53 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
Three candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from Florida Department of State, Division of Elections
The official list marks Jimmy Patronis as the incumbent. Source: Official list from Florida Department of State, Division of Elections
Of the 28 U.S. House contests in Florida on the official list, one has only one candidate. Source: Official list from Florida Department of State, Division of Elections

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	78.07%	13.99%
1922	82.92%	17.08%
1924	79.98%	20.01%
1926	72.75%	27.25%
1928	58.44%	41.56%
1930	67.72%	32.28%
1932	76.35%	23.65%
1934	100%	No figure
1936	74.46%	25.54%
1938	100%	No figure
1940	100%	No figure
1942	99.94%	No figure
1944	100%	No figure
1946	100%	No figure
1948	100%	No figure
1950	100%	No figure
1952	50.68%	49.32%
1954	49.25%	50.75%
1956	43.65%	56.35%
1958	41.22%	58.78%
1960	41.57%	58.43%
1962	81.9%	18.09%
1964	97.95%	No figure
1966	95.1%	No figure
1968	84.66%	15.34%
1970	80.17%	19.83%
1972	No figure	No figure
1974	No figure	No figure
1976	No figure	No figure
1978	63.26%	36.74%
1980	61.21%	38.79%
1982	74.43%	25.57%
1984	No figure	No figure
1986	63.75%	36.25%
1988	66.88%	33.12%
1990	52.23%	47.77%
1992	52.02%	43.89%
1994	38.37%	61.56%
1996	27.42%	72.54%
1998	No figure	99.53%
2000	No figure	99.53%
2002	25.4%	74.59%
2004	23.46%	76.54%
2006	31.46%	68.54%
2008	29.82%	70.18%
2010	No figure	80%
2012	27.13%	69.6%
2014	23.36%	70.15%
2016	30.9%	69.1%
2018	32.94%	67.06%
2020	34.01%	64.61%
2022	32.14%	67.86%
2024	33.96%	66.04%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	Matt Gaetz (Republican)	133,128 votes (32.1 points)
2022	Matt Gaetz (Republican)	103,882 votes (35.7 points)
2020	Matt Gaetz (Republican)	134,180 votes (30.6 points)
2018	Matt Gaetz (Republican)	109,990 votes (34.1 points)
2016	Matt Gaetz (Republican)	141,028 votes (38.2 points)
2014	Jeff Miller (Republican)	110,110 votes (46.8 points)
2012	Jeff Miller (Republican)	145,479 votes (42.5 points)
2010	Jeff Miller (Republican)	147,571 votes (69.1 points)
2008	Jeff Miller (Republican)	133,762 votes (40.4 points)
2006	Jeff Miller (Republican)	73,446 votes (37.1 points)
2004	Jeff Miller (Republican)	164,098 votes (53.1 points)
2002	Jeff Miller (Republican)	100,663 votes (49.2 points)
2000	Joe Scarborough (Republican)	Unopposed
1998	Joe Scarborough (Republican)	139,862 votes (99.1 points)
1996	Joe Scarborough (Republican)	109,451 votes (45.1 points)
1994	Joe Scarborough (Republican)	42,558 votes (23.2 points)
1992	Earl Hutto (Democratic)	18,592 votes (8.1 points)
1990	Earl Hutto (Democratic)	7,565 votes (4.5 points)
1988	Earl Hutto (Democratic)	71,915 votes (33.8 points)
1986	Earl Hutto (Democratic)	42,073 votes (27.5 points)
1984	Earl Hutto (Democratic)	Unopposed
1982	Earl Hutto (Democratic)	54,196 votes (48.9 points)
1980	Earl Hutto (Democratic)	43,890 votes (22.4 points)
1978	Earl Dewitt Hutto (Democratic)	35,893 votes (26.5 points)
1976	Robert L F Sikes (Democratic)	Unopposed
1974	Bob Sikes (Democratic)	Unopposed
1972	Bob Sikes (Democratic)	Unopposed
1970	Bob Sikes (Democratic)	66,793 votes (60.3 points)
1968	Bob Sikes (Democratic)	95,152 votes (69.3 points)
1966	Bob Sikes (Democratic)	Unopposed
1964	Bob Sikes (Democratic)	Unopposed
1962	Robert L. F. Sikes (Democratic)	27,879 votes (63.8 points)
1960	William C. (Bill) Cramer (Republican)	46,011 votes (16.9 points)
1958	William C. Cramer (Republican)	23,871 votes (17.6 points)
1956	William C. Cramer (Republican)	23,883 votes (12.7 points)
1954	William C. Cramer (Republican)	1,543 votes (1.5 points)
1952	Courtney Campbell (Democratic)	1,863 votes (1.4 points)
1950	Chester B. McMullen (Democratic)	Unopposed
1948	J. Hardin Peterson (Democratic)	Unopposed
1946	J. Hardin Peterson (Democratic)	Unopposed
1944	J. Hardin Peterson (Democratic)	Unopposed
1942	J. Hardin Peterson (Democratic)	Unopposed
1940	J. Hardin Peterson (Democratic)	Unopposed
1938	J. Hardin Peterson (Democratic)	Unopposed
1936	J. Harden Peterson (Democratic)	40,640 votes (48.9 points)
1934	J. Harden Peterson (Democratic)	Unopposed
1932	J. Harden Peterson (Democratic)	42,371 votes (52.7 points)
1930	Herbert J. Drane (Democratic)	12,973 votes (35.4 points)
1928	Herbert J. Drane (Democratic)	12,132 votes (16.9 points)
1926	Herbert J. Drane (Democratic)	10,027 votes (45.5 points)
1924	Herbert J. Drane (Democratic)	17,428 votes (60.0 points)
1922	Herbert J. Drane (Democratic)	11,410 votes (65.8 points)
1920	Herbert J. Drane (Democratic)	21,656 votes (64.1 points)

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Data table: Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 1 outlined

Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 1 outlined
District	Contest
FL-1	This race
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FL-27	Another district
FL-28	Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Through
Jimmy Patronis	$4.5M	$3.5M	$939K	Oct 14, 2026
Gay Valimont	$296K	$261K	$35K	Oct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

Headlines that name a candidate in this race

Florida's 1st Congressional District: Jimmy Patronis, Gay Valimont face off in November rematch WTVT · Oct 31, 2026
Rep. Jimmy Patronis: I Think Republicans Will Narrowly Keep the House Including Florida's 4 New Congressional Seats 77 WABC MiniCasts · Oct 27, 2026

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