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United States Representative · District 4

Florida. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Four candidates are on the official list.

Who is running

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

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
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%19502000Democratic candidate, 2000: 31.19%Democratic candidate, 2024: 42.72%Republican candidate, 1956: 39.08%Republican candidate, 2024: 57.26%42.7%57.3%Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%192019401960198020002020Democratic candidate, 2000: 31.19%Democratic candidate, 2024: 42.72%Republican candidate, 1956: 39.08%Republican candidate, 2024: 57.26%Democratic candidate 42.7%Republican candidate 57.3%

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
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
192074.43%21.65%
192282.34%17.66%
192462.52%30.09%
192673.61%15.92%
192864.91%35.09%
1930100%No figure
1932100%No figure
1934100%No figure
193670.6%29.4%
193881.54%18.46%
194075.26%24.74%
194281.4%18.6%
194471.99%28.01%
194671.9%28.1%
194881.02%18.98%
195082.13%17.87%
195266.04%33.96%
1954100%No figure
195660.92%39.08%
1958100%No figure
196070.49%29.51%
196264.48%35.52%
196463.9%36.07%
196699.97%No figure
196852.84%47.16%
197057.77%42.23%
197255.92%44.08%
197468.18%31.82%
1976No figureNo figure
197873.12%26.88%
198065.77%34.23%
198266.93%33.07%
198464.78%35.22%
1986No figureNo figure
198849.84%50.16%
199044.08%55.91%
199243.23%56.74%
1994No figureNo figure
1996No figureNo figure
1998No figureNo figure
200031.19%66.96%
2002No figure99.7%
2004No figure99.55%
200630.32%69.67%
200834.75%65.25%
2010No figure77.21%
2012No figure76.07%
2014No figure78.28%
201627.61%70.18%
201832.35%65.16%
202038.9%61.1%
202239.55%60.45%
202442.72%57.26%

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
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Aaron Bean (Republican)56,452 votes (14.5 points)
2022Aaron Bean (Republican)57,294 votes (20.9 points)
2020John H. Rutherford (Republican)112,074 votes (22.2 points)
2018John H. Rutherford (Republican)125,069 votes (32.8 points)
2016John Rutherford (Republican)174,421 votes (42.6 points)
2014Ander Crenshaw (Republican)142,224 votes (62.6 points)
2012Ander Crenshaw (Republican)164,752 votes (52.2 points)
2010Ander Crenshaw (Republican)125,698 votes (54.5 points)
2008Ander Crenshaw (Republican)104,782 votes (30.5 points)
2006Ander Crenshaw (Republican)80,055 votes (39.3 points)
2004Ander Crenshaw (Republican)Unopposed
2002Ander Crenshaw (Republican)170,643 votes (99.4 points)
2000Ander Crenshaw (Republican)108,503 votes (35.8 points)
1998Tillie K. Fowler (Republican)Unopposed
1996Tillie K. Fowler (Republican)Unopposed
1994Tillie K Fowler (Republican)Unopposed
1992Tillie Fowler (Republican)32,352 votes (13.5 points)
1990Craig T James (Republican)25,575 votes (11.8 points)
1988Craig T James (Republican)791 votes (0.3 points)
1986Bill Chappell (Democratic)Unopposed
1984Bill Chappell (Democratic)61,476 votes (29.6 points)
1982Bill Chappell (Democratic)42,438 votes (33.9 points)
1980Bill Chappell (Democratic)70,851 votes (31.5 points)
1978Bill Chappell Jr (Democratic)71,655 votes (46.2 points)
1976Bill Chappell Jr (Democratic)Unopposed
1974Bill Chappell, Jr. (Democratic)39,853 votes (36.4 points)
1972Bill Chappell (Democratic)19,581 votes (11.8 points)
1970Bill Chappell (Democratic)20,362 votes (15.5 points)
1968Bill Chappell, Jr. (Democratic)9,277 votes (5.7 points)
1966A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. (Democratic)Unopposed
1964Dante B. Fascell (Democratic)41,258 votes (27.8 points)
1962Dante B. Fascell (Democratic)30,155 votes (29.0 points)
1960Dante B. Fascell (Democratic)112,814 votes (41.0 points)
1958Dante B. Fascell (Democratic)Unopposed
1956Dante B. Fascell (Democratic)43,208 votes (21.8 points)
1954Dante B. Fascell (Democratic)Unopposed
1952Bill Lantaff (Democratic)56,153 votes (32.1 points)
1950Bill Lantaff (Democratic)51,453 votes (64.3 points)
1948George A. Smathers (Democratic)48,753 votes (62.0 points)
1946George A. Smathers (Democratic)22,544 votes (43.8 points)
1944Pat Cannon (Democratic)40,257 votes (44.0 points)
1942Pat Cannon (Democratic)19,331 votes (62.8 points)
1940Pat Cannon (Democratic)56,779 votes (50.5 points)
1938Pat Cannon (Democratic)22,916 votes (63.1 points)
1936J. Mark Wilcox (Democratic)27,339 votes (41.2 points)
1934Mark Wilcox (Democratic)Unopposed
1932Mark Wilcox (Democratic)Unopposed
1930Ruth Bryan Owen (Democratic)Unopposed
1928Ruth Bryan Owen (Democratic)30,842 votes (29.8 points)
1926William J. Sears (Democratic)15,343 votes (57.7 points)
1924William J. Sears (Democratic)13,135 votes (32.4 points)
1922William J. Sears (Democratic)12,316 votes (64.7 points)
1920William J. Sears (Democratic)27,196 votes (52.8 points)

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Map

Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlined
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Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlinedMap of the Florida congressional districts of the 119th Congress, coloured by group with a group list in the table. The same information is in the data table below.FL-1: Another districtFL-2: Another districtFL-3: Another districtFL-5: Another districtFL-6: Another districtFL-7: Another districtFL-8: Another districtFL-9: Another districtFL-10: Another districtFL-11: Another districtFL-12: Another districtFL-13: Another districtFL-14: Another districtFL-15: Another districtFL-16: Another districtFL-17: Another districtFL-18: Another districtFL-19: Another districtFL-20: Another districtFL-21: Another districtFL-22: Another districtFL-23: Another districtFL-24: Another districtFL-25: Another districtFL-26: Another districtFL-27: Another districtFL-28: Another districtFL-4: This race

Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.

Data table: Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlined
Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlined
DistrictContest
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FL-4This race
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FL-6Another district
FL-7Another district
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FL-10Another district
FL-11Another district
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FL-13Another district
FL-14Another district
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FL-19Another district
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FL-22Another district
FL-23Another district
FL-24Another district
FL-25Another district
FL-26Another district
FL-27Another district
FL-28Another 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
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Aaron Bean $2.7M$2.6M$578KOct 14, 2026
LaShonda "L.J." Holloway $59K$25K$44KOct 14, 2026
Mike Sell $24K$15K$5KOct 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

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