2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 17 10 Seats won 17 10 Seat change Popular vote 2,713,441 2,130,626 Percentage 56.02% 43.98% Swing 4.41% 1.69%
Results by district Results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida. There was no net party change, as Democrat Gwen Graham defeated Republican incumbent Steve Southerland in the 2nd district, while Republican Carlos Curbelo defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in the 26th district.

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	26	2,713,451	54.3%	17		63.0%
	Democratic	24	2,130,626	42.6%	10		37.0%
	Independent	9	91,081	1.8%	0		0.0%
	Libertarian	2	61,989	1.2%	0		0.0%
	Write-in	8	1,388	0.0%	0		0.0%
Total			4,998,555	100.0%	27		100.0%

Popular vote Republican   54.28% Democratic   42.63% Independent   1.82% Libertarian   1.24% Write-in   0.03%

House seats Republican   62.96% Democratic   37.04% Independent   0.00% Libertarian   0.00%

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	165,086	70.15%	54,976	23.36%	15,281	6.49%	235,343	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	123,262	49.35%	126,096	50.48%	422	0.17%	249,780	100.00%	Democratic gain
District 3	148,691	64.99%	73,910	32.30%	6,208	2.71%	228,809	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	177,887	78.28%	0	0.00%	49,366	21.72%	227,253	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	59,237	34.53%	112,340	65.47%	0	0.00	171,577	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 6	166,254	62.54%	99,563	37.46%	0	0.00%	265,817	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	144,474	63.60%	73,011	32.14%	9,679	4.26%	227,164	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	180,728	65.84%	93,724	34.14%	61	0.02%	274,513	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	74,963	43.11%	93,850	53.98%	5,065	2.91%	173,878	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 10	143,128	61.54%	89,426	38.45%	20	0.01%	232,574	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	181,508	66.66%	90,786	33.34%	0	0.00%	272,294	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Republican hold
District 13	168,172	75.22%	0	0.00%	55,404	24.78%	223,576	100.00%	Republican hold
District 14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Democratic hold
District 15	128,750	60.28%	84,832	39.72%	0	0.00%	213,582	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	169,126	61.54%	105,483	38.38%	220	0.08%	274,829	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	141,493	63.24%	82,263	36.76%	0	0.00%	223,756	100.00%	Republican hold
District 18	101,896	40.22%	151,478	59.78%	0	0.00%	253,374	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 19	159,354	64.55%	80,824	32.74%	6,683	2.71%	246,861	100.00%	Republican hold
District 20	28,968	18.40%	128,498	81.60%	0	0.00%	157,466	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 21	0	0.00%	153,395	99.63%	575	0.37%	153,970	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 22	90,685	41.97%	125,404	58.03%	7	0.00%	216,096	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 23	61,519	37.33%	103,269	62.67%	0	0.00%	164,788	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 24	15,239	10.16%	129,192	86.18%	5,487	3.66%	149,918	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Republican hold
District 26	83,031	51.46%	78,306	48.54%	0	0.00%	161,337	100.00%	Republican gain
District 27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Republican hold
Total	2,713,451	54.28%	2,130,626	42.63%	154,478	3.09%	4,998,555	100.00%

Incumbent Republican Jeff Miller, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election.

• Jeff Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative

• John Krause

• Travis Pierce Miller

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Miller (incumbent)	44,784	75.3
	Republican	John E Krause	14,660	24.7
Total votes			59,444	100.0

• Jim Bryan, retired Army officer and nominee for this seat in 2010

Florida's 1st congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Miller (incumbent)	165,086	70.1
	Democratic	Jim Bryan	54,976	23.4
	Independent	Mark Wichern	15,281	6.5
Total votes			235,343	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Florida's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Gwen Graham Steve Southerland Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 126,096 123,262 Percentage 50.5% 49.3%

County results Graham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Southerland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Southerland Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gwen Graham Democratic

Incumbent Republican Steve Southerland, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

• Steve Southerland, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Gwen Graham, Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, former United States Senator and Governor of Florida^[4]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Southerland (R)	Gwen Graham (D)	Undecided
National Research Group (R-Southerland)[13]	October 1–2, 2014	400	± 4.9%	45%	39%	16%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Graham)[14]	September 21–24, 2014	500	± 4.4%	45%	48%	7%
Pathfinder Opinion Research[15]	August 11–12, 2014	400	± 4.4%	43%	45%	11%
Pathfinder Opinion Research[15]	April 22–24, 2014	500	± 4.4%	49%	39%	11%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Graham)[16]	March 2–6, 2014	500	± 4.4%	42%	40%	18%
Public Policy Polling[17]	October 21–22, 2013	965	± 3.2%	41%	44%	15%
Clarity Campaign Labs[18]	August 27–28, 2013	1,152	± 2.9%	44%	42%	14%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[20]	Tossup	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Lean D (flip)	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[22]	Tossup	November 4, 2014

Graham won the race by a narrow 1.2% margin, making Southerland one of only two sitting Republicans to be defeated by a Democrat in 2014 (the other being Lee Terry in Nebraska's 2nd).

Florida's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Graham	126,096	50.5
	Republican	Steve Southerland (incumbent)	123,262	49.3
	Write-in	Luther Lee	422	0.2
Total votes			249,780	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Incumbent Republican Ted Yoho, who had represented the district since 2013, after defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary, ran for re-election.

Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy, challenged Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the launch of his campaign, he received national media attention related to his involvement with live action role-playing (particularly the supernaturally themed Mind's Eye Theatre) and costuming.^[23][24][25]

• Ted Yoho, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Jake Rush, attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Yoho (incumbent)	37,486	79.4
	Republican	Jake Rush	9,739	20.6
Total votes			47,225	100.0

• Marihelen Wheeler, middle school art teacher^[26]

• Aquasia Johnson McDowell

Florida's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Yoho (incumbent)	148,691	65.0
	Democratic	Marihelen Wheeler	73,910	32.3
	Independent	Howard Term Limits Lawson	6,208	2.7
Total votes			228,809	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Ander Crenshaw, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election.

• Ander Crenshaw, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Ryman Shoaf, US Navy veteran

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw (incumbent)	38,613	70.9
	Republican	Ryman Shoaf	15,817	29.1
Total votes			54,430	100.0

The Democratic Party did not run a candidate in this race.

Florida's 4th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw (incumbent)	177,877	78.3
	Independent	Paula Moser-Bartlett	35,663	15.7
	Independent	Gary L. Koniz	13,690	6.0
	Independent	Deborah Katz Pueschel	13	0.0
Total votes			227,243	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Corrine Brown, who had represented the district since 2013, having previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election.

• Corrine Brown, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Glo Smith, businesswoman and former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll^[29]

• Thuy Lowe

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glo Smith	10,968	63.0
	Republican	Thuy (Twee) Lowe	6,451	37.0
Total votes			17,419	100.0

Florida's 5th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Corrine Brown (incumbent)	112,340	65.5
	Republican	Glo Smith	59,237	34.5
Total votes			171,577	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Florida's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Ron DeSantis David Cox Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,254 99,563 Percentage 62.5% 37.5%

County results DeSantis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Ron DeSantis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis Republican

Incumbent Republican Ron DeSantis, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

• Ron DeSantis, incumbent U.S. Representative and Iraq war veteran

• David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University^[30]

• Andrew Scott

Florida's 6th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron DeSantis (incumbent)	166,254	62.5
	Democratic	David Cox	99,563	37.5
Total votes			265,817	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Florida's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee John Mica Wesley Neuman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 144,474 73,011 Percentage 63.6% 32.1%

County results Mica:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John Mica Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Mica Republican

The 7th District, includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County. Incumbent Republican John Mica, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election in the redrawn district, he won with 59% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in twenty years.

Polling taken during the 2013 government shutdown showed that Mica was vulnerable to an opponent, with only 33% of the district's voters indicating that they approved of his performance, while 50% disapproved.^[31] The early predictions proved to be unfounded, and Mica's popularity rebounded considerably over the summer of 2014. Mica was a heavy favourite to win the GOP primary, and on August 26, trounced his GOP challengers with over 72% of the vote.^[32]

• John Mica, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Don Oehlrich
• Kelly Shirley, pharmacist
• David Smith, business executive

• Alan Azcona
• Zechariah Blanchard

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Mica (incumbent)	32,084	72.2
	Republican	David Smith	8,316	18.7
	Republican	Don Oehlrich	2,285	5.1
	Republican	Kelly Shirley	1,786	4.0
Total votes			44,471	100.0

• Wes Neuman, former White House intern and LMI analyst

On September 25, 2014, after over a month of keeping a low profile, Democratic challenger Wes Neuman announced he "made a mistake" in challenging Mica and would no longer be actively campaigning.^[33]

Al Krulick appeared on the ballot with no party affiliation.

Florida's 7th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Mica (incumbent)	144,474	63.6
	Democratic	Wes Neuman	73,011	32.1
	Independent	Al Krulick	9,679	4.3
Total votes			227,164	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Bill Posey, who had represented the district since 2013, having represented the 15th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting, ran for re-election.

• Bill Posey, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Gabriel Rothblatt, technoprogressive political activist

• Corry Westbrook, former legislative director for the National Wildlife Federation

Rothblatt's belief in transhumanism and his family ties were both regularly covered by the media. Jessica Roy, from Time, commented that his status as a member of Terasem might be just as difficult for his campaign as being a Democrat in the Republican majority district.^[35][36]

During a campaign event, gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist introduced him by saying, "Gabriel is the messenger that God sent."^[37]

Others were critical of Rothblatt's campaign. Katie Prill, from the National Republican Congressional Committee, wrote that "his radical ideas are too extreme for Florida families."^[35] Posey's spokesman, George Cecala, stated, "It all comes down to the real issue, and that is Bill Posey is a conservative and Gabriel Rothblatt is a liberal.^[35]

Florida's 8th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey (incumbent)	180,728	65.8
	Democratic	Gabriel Rothblatt	93,724	34.2
	Write-in	Christopher L. Duncan	61	0.0
Total votes			274,513	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Florida's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Alan Grayson Carroll Platt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 93,850 74,963 Percentage 54.0% 43.1%

County results Grayson:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Alan Grayson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Alan Grayson Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Alan Grayson, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 8th district from 2009 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Grayson was challenged in the primary by Democrat Nick Ruiz, a professor from the University of Florida. In 2012, Ruiz ran for the Democratic nomination in the 7th District. Ruiz made a somewhat surprising move to FL-09 for 2014.^[41]

• Alan Grayson, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Nick Ruiz, professor from the University of Florida and candidate for the 7th District in 2012

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Grayson (incumbent)	18,641	74.3
	Democratic	Nick Ruiz	6,441	25.7
Total votes			25,082	100.0

• Carol Platt, Osceola County Realtors Association

• Jorge Bonilla, Navy veteran
• Peter Vivaldi, businessman

Platt received endorsements from both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio.^[42]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carol Platt	11,542	54.6
	Republican	Jorge Bonilla	6,293	29.8
	Republican	Peter Vivaldi	3,301	15.6
Total votes			21,136	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alan Grayson (D)	Carol Platt (R)	Marko Milakovich (I)	Undecided
Data Targeting (R-Platt)[44]	October 9–12, 2014	305	± 5.7%	40%	35%	7%	18%

Florida's 9th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Grayson (incumbent)	93,850	54.0
	Republican	Carol Platt	74,963	43.1
	Independent	Marko Milakovich	5,060	2.9
	Write-in	Leon Leo Ray	5	0.0
Total votes			173,878	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Daniel Webster, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 8th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Daniel Webster, incumbent U.S. Representative

• David Allen Seeley

Val Demings, who was the Democratic nominee in 2012, considered a second run against Webster,^[45] but chose to run for mayor of Orange County, Florida, instead.^[46] Ultimately, she pulled out of that race as well.^[47]

• Mike McKenna, former Navy Chief Petty Officer and Walt Disney World security officer^[48]

• William Ferree, former Eustis City Commissioner^[49]
• Shayan Modarres, civil rights lawyer and Trayvon Martin family attorney

• Val Demings, former Chief of the Orlando Police Department and nominee for this seat in 2012

Despite only spending $5,000 on his primary campaign, a fraction of the spending of his two opponents, McKenna won the primary and faced Webster in the general election.^[50]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael McKenna	11,912	49.7
	Democratic	Shayan Modarres	7,324	30.6
	Democratic	William Ferree	4,718	19.7
Total votes			23,954	100.0

Webster was a decided favourite for the general election and he ran only a few television ads. With very little money in his campaign funds, McKenna ran no ads, instead counting on a grass-roots, "door-to-door" campaign.^[51]

Webster easily cruised to re-election by a margin of 62% to 38%.^[52]

Florida's 10th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Webster (incumbent)	143,128	61.5
	Democratic	Michael McKenna	89,426	38.5
	Write-in	David B. Falstad	20	0.0
Total votes			232,574	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Rich Nugent, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 5th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Rich Nugent, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Michael Uminski

• Dave Koller, small businessowner

• Matthew Schnackenberg

Florida's 11th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Nugent (incumbent)	181,508	66.7
	Democratic	Dave Koller	90,786	33.3
Total votes			272,294	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Gus Bilirakis, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.. He previously represented the 9th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Gus Bilirakis, incumbent U.S. Representative

• James Denton Jr.

No democrat filed to run

No candidates filed to challenge Bilirakis for his seat, so he returned to office without standing for election.^[53]

Florida's 12th congressional district, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis (incumbent)	Unopposed	N/a
Total votes				N/a
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican David Jolly, who had represented the district since a 2014 special election, ran for re-election.

On October 9, 2013, Republican Bill Young, who had held this Tampa Bay-area district since 1971, announced that he would not run for re-election to a twenty-second term in 2014. He died nine days later, and a special election was held, which Republican David Jolly won. Jolly ran for a full term.

• David Jolly, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Democratic candidate filed to run for Congress before the end of the qualifying period.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that it would support Independent candidate Ed Jany.^[54] Jany dropped out of the race on May 13, 2014.^[55]

• Manuel Sykes, president of the St. Petersburg NAACP^[56][57]

• Charlie Crist, former Republican governor of Florida and Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (running for governor)^[58]
• Jessica Ehrlich, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012^[59][60]
• Charlie Justice, Pinellas County Commissioner and nominee for in 10th district in 2010^[61]
• Rick Kriseman, former state representative and Mayor of St. Petersburg^[62]
• Eric Lynn, senior White House Middle East policy adviser and former aide to Congressman Peter Deutsch^[63][64]
• Darryl Rouson, state representative^[65]
• Alex Sink, former chief financial officer of Florida, nominee for governor in 2010 and nominee for this seat 2014 (special)^[66]
• Ken Welch, Pinellas County Commissioner^[67]
• Peter Rudy Wallace, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives^[68]

• Lucas Overby, activist, commercial diver, and nominee for this seat in the 2014 (special)^[54]

• Ed Jany, retired Army colonel^[54][55]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Jolly (R)	Lucas Overby (L)	Other	Undecided
St. Pete Polls[72]	June 4, 2014	1,121	± 2.9%	47%	31%	—	22%

Florida's 13th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Jolly (incumbent)	168,172	75.2
	Libertarian	Lucas Overby	55,318	24.7
	Write-in	Michael Stephen Levinson	86	0.1
Total votes			223,576	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Kathy Castor, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Kathy Castor, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Republicans filed to run.

• John Coney

No candidates filed to challenge Castor for her seat, so she returned to office without standing for election.^[53]

Florida's 14th congressional district, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Castor (incumbent)	Unopposed	N/a
Total votes				N/a
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Dennis Ross, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 12th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Alan Cohn, former investigative reporter

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dennis Ross (R)	Alan Cohn (D)	Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Cohn)[76]	June 5–8, 2014	400	± 4.9%	42%	35%	23%

Florida's 15th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Ross (incumbent)	128,750	60.3
	Democratic	Alan Cohn	84,832	39.7
Total votes			213,582	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Vern Buchanan, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 16th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Vern Buchanan, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Henry Lawrence, former NFL offensive lineman^[77]

• Mitch Mallett, former vice chair of the Manatee county Democratic party^[78]

101-year-old Joe Newman ran as a write-in candidate.^[79]

Florida's 16th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vern Buchanan (incumbent)	169,126	61.5
	Democratic	Henry Lawrence	105,483	38.4
	Write-in	Joe Newman	220	0.1
Total votes			274,829	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Tom Rooney, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Tom Rooney, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Erin Magee
• John Sawyer

• Will Bronson

Florida's 17th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Rooney (incumbent)	141,493	63.2
	Democratic	Will Bronson	82,263	36.8
Total votes			223,756	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Florida's 18th congressional district election

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Nominee Patrick Murphy Carl J. Domino Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 151,478 101,896 Percentage 59.8% 40.2%

County results Murphy:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Patrick Murphy Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Patrick Murphy Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy, who had represented Florida's 18th congressional district since 2013 after defeating Republican Allen West, ran for re-election.

• Patrick Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Juno Beach Councilwoman Ellen Andel, who had declared her candidacy in May 2013, withdrew from the race in February 2014. Despite West's endorsement, she posted poor fundraising numbers and began 2014 with only $5,537 cash-on-hand, to Murphy's $1.8 million.^[80][81]

• Carl J. Domino, former state representative^[80][82]

• Beverly Hires, nurse
• Brian Lara, computer software developer
• Alan Schlesinger, former mayor of Derby, Connecticut, former Connecticut State Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate from Connecticut in 2006
• Calvin Turnquest, former Tequesta Council member
• Nick Wukoson, small business owner

• Ellen Andel, Juno Beach Council member
• Frank Lynch

• Gayle Harrell, state representative and candidate for 16th district in 2008^[83]
• Adam Hasner, former Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives and nominee for the 22nd district in 2012^[84]
• Ilya Katz, author
• Allen West, former U.S. Representative^[85]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl J. Domino	15,805	38.4
	Republican	Alan Schlesinger	9,920	24.1
	Republican	Beverly Hires	5,760	14.0
	Republican	Brian Lara	5,361	13.0
	Republican	Calvin D. Turnquest	2,757	6.7
	Republican	Nick Wukoson	1,594	3.9
Total votes			41,197	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Patrick Murphy (D)	Carl J. Domino (R)	Other	Undecided
FrederickPolls (D-Murphy)[89]	August 27–28, 2014	400	± 4.9%	54%	33%	—	13%
FrederickPolls (D-Murphy)[90]	October 6–8, 2013	300	—	52%	25%	—	23%

• * Internal poll for the Patrick Murphy campaign

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[20]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Likely D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[22]	Lean D	November 4, 2014

Florida's 18th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy (incumbent)	151,478	59.8
	Republican	Carl J. Domino	101,896	40.2
Total votes			253,374	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Curt Clawson, who had represented the district since a 2014 special election, ran for re-election.

Republican Trey Radel who had elected to represent the 19th district in 2012, resigned on January 27, 2014, requiring a special election to fill the remainder of his term.^[92]

• Curt Clawson, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Lizbeth Benacquisto, state senator^[93][94]
• Chauncey Goss, political consultant and candidate for this seat in 2012^[93]
• Paige Kreegel, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012^[95]
• Connie Mack IV, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012^[93]

• April Freeman, film and television producer and co-founder of a political consulting firm

Florida's 19th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Clawson (incumbent)	159,354	64.6
	Democratic	April Freeman	80,824	32.7
	Libertarian	Ray Netherwood	6,671	2.7
	Write-in	Timothy J. Rossano	12	0.0
Total votes			246,861	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Alcee Hastings, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 13th district from 1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Alcee Hastings, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Jean Enright, Port of Palm Beach Commissioner
• Jameel McCline, former professional boxer

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee L. Hastings (incumbent)	29,236	79.2
	Democratic	Jean L. Enright	5,256	14.2
	Democratic	Jameel McCline	2,424	6.6
Total votes			36,916	100.0

• Jay Bonner, marketing consultant and land surveyor

Florida's 20th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	128,498	81.6
	Republican	Jay Bonner	28,968	18.4
Total votes			157,466	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Ted Deutch, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 19th district from 2010 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Ted Deutch, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Emmanuel Morel

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch (incumbent)	31,080	91.6
	Democratic	Emmanuel G. Morel	2,845	8.4
Total votes			33,925	100.0

No Republicans filed

• Henry Colon

Florida's 21st congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch (incumbent)	153,395	99.6
	Write-in	W. Michael Trout	575	0.4
Total votes			153,970	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Lois Frankel, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

• Lois Frankel, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Paul Spain

• Andrea Leigh McGee
• David Wagie

• Jeremy Rodgers

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Spain	7,492	42.6
	Republican	Andrea Leigh McGee	6,073	34.5
	Republican	David Wagie	4,017	22.9
Total votes			17,582	100.0

Florida's 22nd congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Frankel (incumbent)	125,404	58.0
	Republican	Paul Spain	90,685	42.0
	Write-in	Raymond Schamis	7	0.0
Total votes			216,096	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Joseph Kaufman, founder of Americans Against Hate

• Juan Garcia

• Ed Goldfarb, realtor

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph "Joe" Kaufman	6,299	62.6
	Republican	Juan Garcia	3,764	37.4
Total votes			10,063	100.0

Florida's 23rd congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (incumbent)	103,269	62.7
	Republican	Joseph "Joe" Kaufman	61,519	37.3
Total votes			164,788	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Frederica Wilson, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She previously represented the 17th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

• Frederica Wilson, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Michael Etienne

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederica Wilson (incumbent)	35,456	80.4
	Democratic	Michael A. Etienne	8,628	19.6
Total votes			44,084	100.0

• Dufirstson Julio Neree

Florida's 24th congressional district, 2014^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederica Wilson (incumbent)	129,192	86.2