• Source: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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.




Overview






= Statewide

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= District

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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:




District 1



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




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Jeff Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Eliminated in primary
=
John Krause



= Withdrawn
=
Travis Pierce Miller



Results





= Democratic primary

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Candidates




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




= General election

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Results





District 2



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




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Steve Southerland, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
=
Gwen Graham, Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, former United States Senator and Governor of Florida




= General election

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Endorsements




Polling




Predictions




Results

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).




District 3



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




= Republican primary

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Campaign

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.



Candidates




= Nominee
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Ted Yoho, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Eliminated in primary
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Jake Rush, attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy



Results





= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Marihelen Wheeler, middle school art teacher



= Withdrawn
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Aquasia Johnson McDowell




= General election

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Endorsements




Results





District 4



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




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Ander Crenshaw, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Eliminated in primary
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Ryman Shoaf, US Navy veteran



Results





= Democratic primary

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




= General election

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Results





District 5



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.




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Corrine Brown, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Glo Smith, businesswoman and former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll



= Eliminated in primary
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Thuy Lowe



Results





= General election

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Endorsements




Results





District 6



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




= Republican primary

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Candidates




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




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University



= Withdrawn
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Andrew Scott




= General election

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Results





District 7



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.




= Republican primary

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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. 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.



Candidates




= Nominee
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John Mica, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Eliminated in primary
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Don Oehlrich
Kelly Shirley, pharmacist
David Smith, business executive



= Withdrawn
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Alan Azcona
Zechariah Blanchard



Results





= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Wes Neuman, former White House intern and LMI analyst




= General election

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Campaign

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.
Al Krulick appeared on the ballot with no party affiliation.



Endorsements




Polling




Results





District 8



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Bill Posey, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Gabriel Rothblatt, technoprogressive political activist



= Withdrawn
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Corry Westbrook, former legislative director for the National Wildlife Federation




= General election

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Campaign

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



Endorsements




Results





District 9



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.




= Democratic primary

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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.



Candidates




= Nominee
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Alan Grayson, incumbent U.S. Representative



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



Results





= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Carol Platt, Osceola County Realtors Association



= Eliminated in primary
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Jorge Bonilla, Navy veteran
Peter Vivaldi, businessman



Endorsements

Platt received endorsements from both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio.



Results





= General election

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Endorsements




Polling




Results





District 10



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Daniel Webster, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Withdrawn
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David Allen Seeley




= Democratic primary

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



Candidates




= Nominee
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Mike McKenna, former Navy Chief Petty Officer and Walt Disney World security officer



= Eliminated in primary
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William Ferree, former Eustis City Commissioner
Shayan Modarres, civil rights lawyer and Trayvon Martin family attorney



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



Results

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.




= General election

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Campaign

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.



Results

Webster easily cruised to re-election by a margin of 62% to 38%.




District 11



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Rich Nugent, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Withdrawn
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Michael Uminski




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Dave Koller, small businessowner




= Libertarian primary

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Candidates




= Withdrawn
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Matthew Schnackenberg




= General election

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Results





District 12



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Gus Bilirakis, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Withdrawn
=
James Denton Jr.




= Democratic primary

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No democrat filed to run




= General election

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



Results





District 13



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




= Republican primary

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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.



Candidates




= Nominee
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David Jolly, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Democratic primary

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Candidates

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. Jany dropped out of the race on May 13, 2014.



= Withdrawn
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Manuel Sykes, president of the St. Petersburg NAACP



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



Polling





= Libertarian primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Lucas Overby, activist, commercial diver, and nominee for this seat in the 2014 (special)




= Independents

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Withdrawn

Ed Jany, retired Army colonel




= General election

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Endorsements




Polling




Results





District 14



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.




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Kathy Castor, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Republican primary

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No Republicans filed to run.



Withdrawn

John Coney




= General election

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



Endorsements




Results





District 15



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
=
Alan Cohn, former investigative reporter




= General election

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Endorsements




Polling




Results





District 16



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Vern Buchanan, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Henry Lawrence, former NFL offensive lineman



= Withdrawn
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Mitch Mallett, former vice chair of the Manatee county Democratic party




= General election

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101-year-old Joe Newman ran as a write-in candidate.



Results





District 17



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Tom Rooney, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Withdrawn
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Erin Magee
John Sawyer




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Will Bronson




= General election

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Results





District 18



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




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Patrick Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Republican primary

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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.



Candidates




= Nominee
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Carl J. Domino, former state representative



= Eliminated in primary
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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



= Withdrawn
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Ellen Andel, Juno Beach Council member
Frank Lynch



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



Results





= General election

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Endorsements




Polling


* Internal poll for the Patrick Murphy campaign



Predictions




Results





District 19



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.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Curt Clawson, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Declined
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Lizbeth Benacquisto, state senator
Chauncey Goss, political consultant and candidate for this seat in 2012
Paige Kreegel, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012
Connie Mack IV, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




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




= General election

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Endorsements




Results





District 20



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.




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Alcee Hastings, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Eliminated in primary
=
Jean Enright, Port of Palm Beach Commissioner
Jameel McCline, former professional boxer



Results





= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Jay Bonner, marketing consultant and land surveyor




= General election

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Endorsements




Results





District 21



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.




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Ted Deutch, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Eliminated in primary
=
Emmanuel Morel



Results





= Republican primary

=
No Republicans filed



Candidates




= Withdrawn
=
Henry Colon




= General election

=



Endorsements




Results





District 22



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




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
=
Lois Frankel, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Republican primary

=



Candidates




= Nominee
=
Paul Spain



= Eliminated in primary
=
Andrea Leigh McGee
David Wagie



= Withdrawn
=
Jeremy Rodgers



Results





= General election

=



Endorsements




Results





District 23



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.




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
=
Joseph Kaufman, founder of Americans Against Hate



= Eliminated in primary
=
Juan Garcia



= Declined
=
Ed Goldfarb, realtor



Results





= General election

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Endorsements




Results





District 24



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.




= Democratic primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
=
Frederica Wilson, incumbent U.S. Representative



= Eliminated in primary
=
Michael Etienne



Results





= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
=
Dufirstson Julio Neree




= General election

=



Endorsements




Results





District 25



Incumbent Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 21st district from 2011 to 2013, as well as a different version of the 25th from 2003 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Mario Diaz-Balart, incumbent U.S. Representative




= General election

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No candidates filed to challenge Diaz-Balart for his seat, so he returned to office without standing for election.



Endorsements




Results





District 26



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




= Democratic primary

=



Candidates




= Nominee
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Joe García, incumbent U.S. Representative




= Republican primary

=



Candidates




= Nominee
=
Carlos Curbelo, member of the Miami-Dade County Public School Board



= Eliminated in primary
=
Ed MacDougall, Mayor of Cutler Bay
Joe Martinez, former Miami-Dade County commissioner
David Rivera, former U.S. Representative
Lorenzo Palomares Starbuck



= Declined
=
Jose Felix Diaz, state representative
Anitere Flores, state senator



Results





= General election

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Endorsements




Polling




Predictions




Results





District 27



Incumbent Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. She previously represented the 18th district from 1989 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.




= Republican primary

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Candidates




= Nominee
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, incumbent U.S. Representative




= General election

=
No candidates filed to challenge Ros-Lehtinen for her seat, so she returned to office without standing for election.



Endorsements




Results





See also


2014 United States House of Representatives elections
2014 United States elections




References






External links


U.S. House elections in Florida, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

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