House districts / Florida
Florida's 5th congressional district
FL-5. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The new district is close to the 2024 one (under 2% of its area differs).
Fundraising
- John Rutherford Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $914kSpent $851k · Cash $240k
- Rachel Grage Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $448kSpent $375k · Cash $66k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 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 | Harris 38.5% | Trump 59.8% | 1.6% | R+21.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 41.4% | Trump 57.1% | 1.5% | R+15.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 36.6% | Trump 58.5% | 4.9% | R+21.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 818,508 | |
| Adults (18+) | 641,514 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 93.9% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.3% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 21.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 63.8% | 57.4% |
| Black | 11.5% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 12.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 46.3% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $89,255 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. 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 | John H. Rutherford Republican | 63.1% | Jay McGovern Democrat | 36.9% | R+26.1 |
| 2022 | John H. Rutherford Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner: court-adopted map (2015) | |||||
| 2020 | Al Lawson, Jr. Democrat | 65.1% | Gary Adler Republican | 34.9% | D+30.3 |
| 2018 | Al Lawson, Jr. Democrat | 66.8% | Virginia Fuller Republican | 33.2% | D+33.6 |
| 2016 | Al Lawson Democrat | 64.2% | Glo Smith Republican | 35.8% | D+28.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 seat count changed from 25 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 2014 | Corrine Brown Democrat | 65.5% | Glo Smith Republican | 34.5% | D+30.9 |
| 2012 | Corrine Brown Democrat | 70.8% | LeAnne Kolb Republican others 3.0% | 26.3% | D+44.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 23 to 25 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Richard B. "Rich" Nugent Republican | 67.4% | James "Jim" Piccillo Democrat | 32.6% | R+34.9 |
| 2008 | Ginny Brown-Waite Republican | 61.1% | John Russell Democrat | 38.9% | R+22.3 |
| 2006 | Ginny Brown-Waite Republican | 59.9% | John Russell Democrat | 40.1% | R+19.7 |
| 2004 | Ginny Brown-Waite Republican | 65.9% | Robert G. Whittel Democrat | 34.1% | R+31.9 |
| 2002 | Ginny Brown-Waite Republican | 47.9% | Karen L. Thurman Democrat others 5.8% | 46.2% | R+1.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 19 to 23 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Karen L. Thurman Democrat | 64.3% | Pete Enwall Republican | 35.7% | D+28.5 |
| 1998 | Karen L. Thurman Democrat | 66.3% | Jack Gargan Reform | 33.7% | D+32.6 |
| 1996 | Karen L. Thurman Democrat | 61.7% | Dave Gentry Republican | 38.3% | D+23.4 |
| 1994 | Karen L. Thurman Democrat | 57.2% | Don (Big Daddy) Garlits Republican | 42.8% | D+14.4 |
| 1992 | Karen L. Thurman Democrat | 49.2% | Tom Hogan Republican others 7.4% | 43.4% | D+5.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 15 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Bill McCollum Republican | 59.9% | Bob Fletcher Democrat | 40.1% | R+19.8 |
| 1988 | Bill McCollum Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1986 | Bill McCollum Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1984 | Bill McCollum Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1982 | Bill McCollum Republican | 58.8% | Dick Batchelor Democrat | 41.2% | R+17.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Bil McCollum Republican | 55.8% | David Best Democrat | 44.2% | R+11.5 |
| 1978 | Richard Kelly Republican | 51.1% | David Ryan Best Democrat | 48.9% | R+2.1 |
| 1976 | Richard Kelly Republican | 59.0% | Jo Ann Saunders Democrat | 41.0% | R+17.9 |
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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.
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.
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 (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