2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida


The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on August 20.

Background

On September 2, 2023, a Florida judge ruled that Florida's congressional map, created by Governor Ron DeSantis, violated the Florida Constitution and cannot be used for any future House elections. The issue was specifically on Florida's 5th district, then represented by Democrat Al Lawson, which was removed and replaced by a Republican-leaning district. This was controversial because the district had an African-American plurality. The state's successful appeal is to be challenged in front of the Florida Supreme Court, but a redrawn map was not created by election time. A concurrent federal lawsuit is also in progress.

Overview

District

Results of the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:

District 1

The incumbent was Republican Matt Gaetz, who was re-elected with 67.9% of the vote in 2022.
Although Gaetz won re-election, just over a week later, Gaetz resigned from Congress on November 13 after being nominated to become U.S. Attorney General under Donald Trump. However, he withdrew from the nomination a week later, on November 21, due to controversy.
A special election was held on April 1, 2025, to replace Gaetz.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Gay Valimont, athletic trainer

District 2

The incumbent was Republican Neal Dunn, who was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Rhonda Woodward, former elementary school principal

Democratic primary

Withdrew after nomination

  • Meghann Hovey, account billing specialist

Replacement nominee

  • Yen Bailey, lawyer

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Kat Cammack, who was re-elected with 62.5% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Alec Stevens, realtor

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Tom Wells, scientist and perennial candidate

District 4

The incumbent was Republican Aaron Bean, who was elected with 60.5% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Robert Alvero, firefighter

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • LaShonda Holloway, former director in the District of Columbia Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances and nominee for this district in 2022

General election

Write-in candidates

District 5

The incumbent was Republican John Rutherford, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Mara Macie, stay-at-home parent and candidate for this district in 2022

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Jay McGovern, engineer and candidate for the 6th district in 2016

General election

Write-in candidate

  • Gary Koniz

District 6

The incumbent was Republican Michael Waltz, who was re-elected with 75.3% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • John Grow, tech professional

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • James Stockton III, pastor

General election

Write-in

  • Richard Dembinsky

District 7

The incumbent was Republican Cory Mills, who was elected with 58.5% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Jennifer Adams, mediator

Eliminated in primary

  • Tatiana Fernandez, industrial supply company owner and candidate for this district in 2022
  • Allek Pastrana, cyber engineer and candidate for this district in 2022

District 8

The incumbent was Republican Bill Posey, who was re-elected with 64.9% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • Joe Babits, attorney
  • Bill Posey, incumbent U.S. representative ''''

Did not qualify

  • Brian Jones

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Sandy Kennedy, attorney

Eliminated in primary

District 9

The 9th district includes much of Greater Orlando, stretching from eastern Orlando towards Yeehaw Junction and including the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud. The incumbent was Democrat Darren Soto, who was re-elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Jose Castillo, hospitality management professional and candidate for this district in 2020 and 2022
  • John Quiñones, former state representative and candidate for this district in 2012

Independents

Declared

  • Marcus Carter, entrepreneur

District 10

The incumbent was Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost, who was elected with 59% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Wade Darius, marketing firm owner and candidate for this district in 2018
  • Issa White, college professor

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Willie Montague, life coach and candidate for this district in 2020 and 2022
    Eliminated in primary
  • Tuan Le, cafe owner and candidate for this district in 2022

District 11

The 11th district consists of a portion of Central Florida, including the Villages and the western Orlando suburbs. The incumbent was Republican Daniel Webster, who was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • John McCloy, geophysicist

Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Barbie Harden Hall, paralegal

District 12

The incumbent was Republican Gus Bilirakis, who was re-elected with 70.4% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 13

The 13th district includes most of Pinellas County, including the cities of Largo, Clearwater, and Palm Harbor, as well as a western portion of St. Petersburg. The incumbent was Republican Anna Paulina Luna, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.1% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

  • Ben Diamond, former state representative and candidate for this district in 2022 ''''

District 14

The 14th district is based in western Hillsborough County and southeastern Pinellas County, including most of Tampa and some of St. Petersburg. The incumbent was Democrat Kathy Castor, who was re-elected with 56.9% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Ehsan Joarder, IT specialist
  • Neelam Taneja Perry, physician
  • John Peters, carpet cleaning franchise owner

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Nathaniel Snyder, mechanic

District 15

The incumbent was Republican Laurel Lee, who was elected with 58.5% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

On March 25, former president Donald Trump called for someone to mount a primary challenge to Lee; he did not explain why he thought that Lee should be ousted. Media sources pointed out that Lee had endorsed Ron DeSantis for president and had recently voted for a controversial spending package that the Freedom Caucus opposed. However, Trump would later endorse Lee for re-election.

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Jennifer Barbosa, paralegal and independent candidate for in 2020
  • James Judge, public relations firm owner, U.S. Coast Guard veteran, and nominee for the 14th district in 2022

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 16

The 16th district encompasses Manatee County and eastern Hillsborough County, taking in Tampa's eastern suburbs, including Riverview and parts of Brandon. The incumbent was Republican Vern Buchanan, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Jan Schneider, attorney, perennial candidate, and nominee for this district in 2016 and 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Trent Miller, attorney

District 17

The incumbent was Republican Greg Steube, who was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Manny Lopez, realtor

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • Andrea Doria Kale, retired tech professional and nominee for this district in 2022 ''''

General election

Write-in

  • Ralph Hartman

District 18

The incumbent was Republican Scott Franklin, who was re-elected with 74.7% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Andrea Doria Kale, retired tech professional and nominee for the 17th district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Peter Braunston, tech support specialist

District 19

The 19th district includes the cities of Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Naples. The incumbent was Republican Byron Donalds, who was re-elected with 68.0% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 20

The incumbent was Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was re-elected with 72.3% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 21

The incumbent was Republican Brian Mast, who was re-elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Thomas Witkop, neighborhood resource center manager

General election

Write-in

  • Elizabeth Felton

District 22

The 22nd district is located in South Florida, and includes part of Palm Beach County. The district includes the cities of West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, and Wellington. The incumbent was Democrat Lois Frankel, who was re-elected with 55.1% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Dan Franzese, investment executive and nominee for this district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Deborah Adeimy, businesswoman and candidate for this district in 2022
  • Andrew Gutmann, tech executive

District 23

The 23rd district covers parts of Broward County and southern Palm Beach County, including the cities of Boca Raton, Coral Springs, and most of Deerfield Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The incumbent was Democrat Jared Moskowitz, who was elected with 51.6% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Joe Kaufman, activist, perennial candidate, and nominee for this district in 2014, 2016, and 2018

Eliminated in primary

District 24

The incumbent was Democrat Frederica Wilson, who was re-elected in with 71.79% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Jesus Navarro, businessman and nominee for this district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Patricia Gonzalez, mortgage loan originator

General election

Write-in

  • Lavern Spicer, Republican nominee for this district in 2020 and candidate in 2022

District 25

The incumbent was Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was re-elected with 55.09% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Jen Perelman, attorney and candidate for this district in 2020

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Chris Eddy, Weston city commissioner

Eliminated in primary

  • Bryan Leib, Newsmax columnist and nominee for in 2018

Withdrawn

  • Carla Spalding, nurse, perennial candidate, and nominee for this district in 2022
  • Rubin Young, former legislative aide and perennial candidate

General election

Write-in

  • Eddie Goldfarb

District 26

The incumbent was Republican Mario Díaz-Balart, who was re-elected with 70.89% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Joey Atkins, attorney

District 27

The 27th district includes parts of southern Miami, including Downtown, Little Havana, and Kendall, as well as Palmetto Estates and parts of Fontainebleau and Westchester. The incumbent was Republican María Elvira Salazar, who was re-elected with 57.3% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Royland Lara, bank teller

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Polling

Maria Elvira Salazar vs. Mike Davey

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		María Elvira
Salazar 		Mike
Davey 		Undecided
MDW CommunicationsJune 13–17, 20241,423± 3.0%44%40%16%

District 28

The incumbent was Republican Carlos Giménez who was re-elected with 63.69% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Phil Ehr, nonprofit executive, nominee for the 1st district in 2020 and candidate in 2018 ''''

Withdrawn