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United States Representative · District 7

Florida. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Three 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, 1952 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, 1952 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1952 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%1960198020002020Democratic candidate, 1976: 65.72%Democratic candidate, 2024: 43.47%Republican candidate, 1976: 34.28%Republican candidate, 2024: 56.53%43.5%56.5%Share of the vote for this district, 1952 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1952 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%1960198020002020Democratic candidate, 1976: 65.72%Democratic candidate, 2024: 43.47%Republican candidate, 1976: 34.28%Republican candidate, 2024: 56.53%Democratic candidate 43.5%Republican candidate 56.5%

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, 1952 to 2024
Share of the vote for this district, 1952 to 2024
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
195256.28%43.72%
195455.46%44.54%
195662.41%37.59%
1958100%No figure
196061.42%38.58%
196266.8%33.19%
196499.99%No figure
196663.18%36.82%
196855%45%
197053.36%46.64%
197267.96%32.04%
1974No figureNo figure
197665.72%34.28%
1978No figureNo figure
198071.77%28.23%
198274.22%25.78%
198458.83%41.17%
1986No figureNo figure
1988No figureNo figure
199067.56%32.44%
199243.47%56.42%
199426.61%73.39%
199637.93%62.04%
1998No figureNo figure
200036.79%63.21%
200240.42%59.58%
2004No figureNo figure
200636.92%63.08%
200838%62%
201030.97%69.03%
201241.29%58.71%
201432.14%63.6%
201651.47%48.52%
201857.69%42.31%
202055.34%43.24%
202241.47%58.53%
202443.47%56.53%

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, 1952 to 2024
Winners and margins
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Cory Mills (Republican)54,020 votes (13.1 points)
2022Cory Mills (Republican)51,887 votes (17.1 points)
2020Stephanie Murphy (Democratic)49,196 votes (12.1 points)
2018Stephanie Murphy (Democratic)48,828 votes (15.4 points)
2016Stephanie Murphy (Democratic)10,456 votes (3.0 points)
2014John Mica (Republican)71,463 votes (31.5 points)
2012John Mica (Republican)55,039 votes (17.4 points)
2010John L. Mica (Republican)102,264 votes (38.1 points)
2008John L. Mica (Republican)92,429 votes (24.0 points)
2006John L. Mica (Republican)62,072 votes (26.2 points)
2004John L. Mica (Republican)Unopposed
2002John L. Mica (Republican)45,703 votes (19.2 points)
2000John L. Mica (Republican)71,487 votes (26.4 points)
1998John L. Mica (Republican)Unopposed
1996John L. Mica (Republican)55,835 votes (24.1 points)
1994John L Mica (Republican)83,973 votes (46.8 points)
1992John L Mica (Republican)28,878 votes (12.9 points)
1990Sam Gibbons (Democratic)51,699 votes (35.1 points)
1988Sam M Gibbons (Democratic)Unopposed
1986Sam M Gibbons (Democratic)Unopposed
1984Sam M Gibbons (Democratic)30,150 votes (17.7 points)
1982Sam M Gibbons (Democratic)55,699 votes (48.4 points)
1980Sam M Gibbons (Democratic)80,391 votes (43.5 points)
1978Sam M Gibbons (Democratic)Unopposed
1976Sam Gibbons (Democratic)49,140 votes (31.4 points)
1974Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic)Unopposed
1972Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic)48,588 votes (35.9 points)
1970James A. Haley (Democratic)9,889 votes (6.7 points)
1968James A. Haley (Democratic)16,643 votes (10.0 points)
1966James A. Haley (Democratic)26,912 votes (26.4 points)
1964James A. Haley (Democratic)Unopposed
1962James A. Haley (Democratic)26,375 votes (33.6 points)
1960James A. Haley (Democratic)24,221 votes (22.8 points)
1958James A. Haley (Democratic)Unopposed
1956James A. Haley (Democratic)19,085 votes (24.8 points)
1954James A. Haley (Democratic)4,619 votes (10.9 points)
1952James A. Haley (Democratic)8,248 votes (12.6 points)

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Map

Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 7 outlined
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Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 7 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-4: Another districtFL-5: Another districtFL-6: 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-7: 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 7 outlined
Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 7 outlined
DistrictContest
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FL-7This race
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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
Bale Dalton $2.3M$2.1M$202KOct 14, 2026
Christopher Dennison $11K$10K$60Jun 30, 2026
Ryan Elijah $818K$645K$173KOct 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.

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