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United States Representative · District 11

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, 1962 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, 1962 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1962 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%198020002020Democratic candidate, 1972: 60.22%Democratic candidate, 2024: 39.62%Republican candidate, 1968: 23.42%Republican candidate, 1972: 39.78%Republican candidate, 2024: 60.38%39.6%60.4%Share of the vote for this district, 1962 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1962 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%197019801990200020102020Democratic candidate, 1972: 60.22%Democratic candidate, 2024: 39.62%Republican candidate, 1968: 23.42%Republican candidate, 1972: 39.78%Republican candidate, 2024: 60.38%Democratic candidate 39.6%Republican candidate 60.4%

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, 1962 to 2024
Share of the vote for this district, 1962 to 2024
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
196248.08%51.92%
196439.44%60.56%
196699.85%No figure
196876.58%23.42%
1970No figureNo figure
197260.22%39.78%
1974No figureNo figure
197691.12%No figure
197855.29%44.71%
198059.46%40.54%
198270.57%29.43%
198460.51%39.48%
198672.71%27.29%
198860.84%39.16%
199051.94%48.06%
199252.77%40.57%
199451.57%48.42%
199657.91%42.09%
199864.87%35.13%
200084.6%No figure
2002No figureNo figure
200485.81%No figure
200669.65%30.34%
200871.66%28.34%
201059.63%40.37%
201235.52%64.48%
201433.34%66.66%
201631.6%65.37%
201834.84%65.14%
202033.28%66.72%
202235.41%63.07%
202439.62%60.38%

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, 1962 to 2024
Winners and margins
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Daniel Webster (Republican)92,551 votes (20.8 points)
2022Daniel Webster (Republican)90,348 votes (27.7 points)
2020Daniel Webster (Republican)158,885 votes (33.4 points)
2018Daniel Webster (Republican)111,342 votes (30.3 points)
2016Daniel Webster (Republican)133,303 votes (33.8 points)
2014Richard B. "Rich" Nugent (Republican)90,722 votes (33.3 points)
2012Richard B. "Rich" Nugent (Republican)98,057 votes (29.0 points)
2010Kathy Castor (Democratic)29,511 votes (19.3 points)
2008Kathy Castor (Democratic)111,281 votes (43.3 points)
2006Kathy Castor (Democratic)55,016 votes (39.3 points)
2004Jim Davis (Democratic)160,201 votes (71.7 points)
2002Jim Davis (Democratic)Unopposed
2000Jim Davis (Democratic)122,268 votes (69.2 points)
1998Jim Davis (Democratic)39,086 votes (29.7 points)
1996Jim Davis (Democratic)29,641 votes (15.8 points)
1994Sam Gibbons (Democratic)4,692 votes (3.1 points)
1992Sam Gibbons (Democratic)23,344 votes (12.2 points)
1990Jim Bacchus (Democratic)9,021 votes (3.9 points)
1988Bill Nelson (Democratic)60,017 votes (21.7 points)
1986Bill Nelson (Democratic)93,157 votes (45.4 points)
1984Bill Nelson (Democratic)50,649 votes (21.0 points)
1982Bill Nelson (Democratic)59,324 votes (41.1 points)
1980Dan Mica (Democratic)64,193 votes (18.9 points)
1978Dan Mica (Democratic)23,589 votes (10.6 points)
1976Paul G Rogers (Democratic)179,625 votes (82.2 points)
1974Paul G. Rogers (Democratic)Unopposed
1972Paul G. Rogers (Democratic)39,418 votes (20.4 points)
1970Claude Pepper (Democratic)Unopposed
1968Claude Pepper (Democratic)68,830 votes (53.2 points)
1966Claude Pepper (Democratic)Unopposed
1964Edward J. Gurney (Republican)31,985 votes (21.1 points)
1962Edward J. Gurney (Republican)3,466 votes (3.8 points)

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Map

Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 11 outlined
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Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 11 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-8: Another districtFL-9: Another districtFL-10: 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-11: 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 11 outlined
Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 11 outlined
DistrictContest
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FL-7Another district
FL-8Another district
FL-9Another district
FL-10Another district
FL-11This race
FL-12Another district
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FL-15Another district
FL-16Another district
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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
James Pericola $226K$191K$35KOct 14, 2026
Joe Strada $5.5M$4.7M$860KOct 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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