House districts / Florida
Florida's 18th congressional district
FL-18. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Scott Franklin Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.0mSpent $625k · Cash $883k
- Deva Simmons NPAas of Oct 14, 2026Raised $30kSpent $31k · Cash -$2k (debts exceed cash)
- Curtis Gibson Das of Sep 30, 2026Raised $14kSpent $11k · Cash $2k
4 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 40.8% | Trump 58.0% | 1.2% | R+17.2 | R+29.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 44.3% | Trump 54.4% | 1.3% | R+10.1 | R+22.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 43.3% | Trump 52.5% | 4.2% | R+9.1 | R+21.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 769,221 | |
| Adults (18+) | 599,646 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 91.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.6% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 26.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 30.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 24.2% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 52.0% | 57.8% |
| Black | 13.9% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 27.7% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.4% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 24.6% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $67,861 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 27 to 28 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Scott Franklin Republican | 65.3% | Andrea Doria Kale Democrat | 34.7% | R+30.6 |
| 2022 | C. Scott Franklin Republican | 74.7% | Keith R. Hayden, Jr. No Party Affiliation others 0.1% | 25.3% | R+49.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner: court-adopted map (2015) | |||||
| 2020 | Brian J. Mast Republican | 56.3% | Pam Keith Democrat others 2.2% | 41.5% | R+14.8 |
| 2018 | Brian J. Mast Republican | 54.3% | Lauren Baer Democrat | 45.7% | R+8.6 |
| 2016 | Brian Mast Republican | 53.6% | Randy Perkins Democrat others 3.3% | 43.1% | R+10.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 seat count changed from 25 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 2014 | Patrick Murphy Democrat | 59.8% | Carl J. Domino Republican | 40.2% | D+19.6 |
| 2012 | Patrick Murphy Democrat | 50.3% | Allen B. West Republican | 49.7% | D+0.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 23 to 25 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 68.9% | Rolando A. Banciella Democrat | 31.1% | R+37.8 |
| 2008 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 57.9% | Annette Taddeo Democrat | 42.1% | R+15.7 |
| 2006 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 62.1% | David "Big Dave" Patlak Democrat | 37.9% | R+24.3 |
| 2004 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 64.7% | Sam Sheldon Democrat | 35.3% | R+29.5 |
| 2002 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 69.1% | Ray Chote Democrat others 2.3% | 28.6% | R+40.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 19 to 23 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 1998 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1996 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 1994 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1992 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 66.8% | Magda Montiel Davis Democrat | 33.2% | R+33.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 15 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican | 60.4% | Bernard "Bernie" Anscher Democrat | 39.6% | R+20.8 |
| 1988 | Claude Pepper Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1986 | Claude Pepper Democrat | 73.5% | Tom Brodie Republican | 26.5% | D+47.1 |
| 1984 | Claude Pepper Democrat | 60.5% | Ricardo Nunez Republican | 39.5% | D+21.1 |
| 1982 | Claude Pepper Democrat | 71.2% | Ricardo Nunez Republican | 28.8% | D+42.4 |
| FL-18 did not exist before 1982: Florida had 15 districts in 1976-1980. | |||||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in FL-18 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits