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United States Representative · District 8

Florida. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Two 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, 1980: 69.26%Democratic candidate, 1984: 19.74%Democratic candidate, 1988: 26.99%Democratic candidate, 1992: 31.45%Democratic candidate, 2024: 37.76%Republican candidate, 1980: 28.24%Republican candidate, 1984: 80.26%Republican candidate, 1988: 73.01%Republican candidate, 2024: 62.24%37.8%62.2%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, 1980: 69.26%Democratic candidate, 1984: 19.74%Democratic candidate, 1988: 26.99%Democratic candidate, 1992: 31.45%Democratic candidate, 2024: 37.76%Republican candidate, 1980: 28.24%Republican candidate, 1984: 80.26%Republican candidate, 1988: 73.01%Republican candidate, 2024: 62.24%Democratic candidate 37.8%Republican candidate 62.2%

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
195299.96%No figure
1954100%No figure
1956100%No figure
1958100%No figure
1960100%No figure
1962100%No figure
196499.93%No figure
196629.18%70.82%
1968No figure100%
197032.84%67.16%
197257.84%42.16%
197456.74%43.26%
197658.02%41.98%
1978No figureNo figure
198069.26%28.24%
1982No figureNo figure
198419.74%80.26%
1986No figureNo figure
198826.99%73.01%
1990No figureNo figure
199231.45%68.55%
1994No figure99.67%
199632.52%67.47%
199834.21%65.77%
200049.19%50.79%
200234.86%65.14%
200439.48%60.52%
200645.73%52.79%
200852.01%47.99%
201038.22%56.11%
201237.51%58.88%
201434.14%65.84%
201632.55%63.11%
201839.5%60.5%
202038.65%61.35%
202235.09%64.91%
202437.76%62.24%

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
2024Mike Haridopolos (Republican)110,256 votes (24.5 points)
2022Bill Posey (Republican)102,048 votes (29.8 points)
2020Bill Posey (Republican)104,398 votes (22.7 points)
2018Bill Posey (Republican)75,697 votes (21.0 points)
2016Bill Posey (Republican)119,356 votes (30.6 points)
2014Bill Posey (Republican)87,004 votes (31.7 points)
2012Bill Posey (Republican)74,562 votes (21.4 points)
2010Daniel Webster (Republican)39,419 votes (17.9 points)
2008Alan Grayson (Democratic)13,364 votes (4.0 points)
2006Ric Keller (Republican)12,732 votes (7.1 points)
2004Ric Keller (Republican)59,889 votes (21.0 points)
2002Ric Keller (Republican)57,398 votes (30.3 points)
2000Ric Keller (Republican)3,958 votes (1.6 points)
1998Bill McCollum (Republican)50,053 votes (31.6 points)
1996Bill McCollum (Republican)70,721 votes (35.0 points)
1994Bill McCollum (Republican)Unopposed
1992Bill McCollum (Republican)76,832 votes (37.1 points)
1990C W Bill Young (Republican)Unopposed
1988C W Bill Young (Republican)106,626 votes (46.0 points)
1986C W Bill Young (Republican)Unopposed
1984C W Bill Young (Republican)139,160 votes (60.5 points)
1982C W Bill Young (Republican)Unopposed
1980Andy Ireland (Democratic)89,793 votes (41.0 points)
1978Andy Ireland (Democratic)Unopposed
1976Andy Ireland (Democratic)28,566 votes (16.0 points)
1974James A. Haley (Democratic)15,043 votes (13.5 points)
1972James A. Haley (Democratic)24,148 votes (15.7 points)
1970C. W. Bill Young (Republican)61,562 votes (34.3 points)
1968William C. Cramer (Republican)Unopposed
1966William C. (Bill) Cramer (Republican)61,744 votes (41.6 points)
1964D. R. (Billy) Matthews (Democratic)Unopposed
1962D. R. (Billy) Matthews (Democratic)Unopposed
1960D. R. (Billy) Matthews (Democratic)Unopposed
1958D. R. (Billy) Matthews (Democratic)Unopposed
1956D. R. (Billy) Matthews (Democratic)Unopposed
1954D. R. (Billy) Matthews (Democratic)Unopposed
1952D. R. (Billy) Matthews (Democratic)Unopposed

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Map

Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 8 outlined
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Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 8 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-7: 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-8: 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 8 outlined
Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 8 outlined
DistrictContest
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FL-7Another district
FL-8This race
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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
Mike Haridopolos $2M$1.8M$482KOct 14, 2026
Jennifer Jenkins $960K$807K$153KOct 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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