House districts / Florida
Florida's 8th congressional district
FL-8. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Mike Haridopolos Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.0mSpent $1.8m · Cash $482k
- Jennifer Jenkins Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $960kSpent $807k · Cash $153k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 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 41.1% | Trump 57.4% | 1.5% | R+16.3 | R+22.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 43.9% | Trump 54.6% | 1.5% | R+10.7 | R+17.6 |
| 2016 | Clinton 40.7% | Trump 53.9% | 5.3% | R+13.2 | R+20.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 769,220 | |
| Adults (18+) | 627,948 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 95.8% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.5% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 21.5% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 26.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 65.4% | 57.8% |
| Black | 9.5% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 15.8% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 36.1% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $81,939 | $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 | Mike Haridopolos Republican | 62.2% | Sandy Kennedy Democrat | 37.8% | R+24.5 |
| 2022 | Bill Posey Republican | 64.9% | Joanne Terry Democrat | 35.1% | R+29.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner: court-adopted map (2015) | |||||
| 2020 | Bill Posey Republican | 61.4% | Jim Kennedy Democrat | 38.6% | R+22.7 |
| 2018 | Bill Posey Republican | 60.5% | Sanjay Patel Democrat | 39.5% | R+21.0 |
| 2016 | Bill Posey Republican | 63.1% | Corry Westbrook Democrat others 4.3% | 32.5% | R+30.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 seat count changed from 25 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 2014 | Bill Posey Republican | 65.8% | Gabriel Rothblatt Democrat | 34.1% | R+31.7 |
| 2012 | Bill Posey Republican | 58.9% | Shannon Roberts Democrat others 3.6% | 37.5% | R+21.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 23 to 25 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Daniel Webster Republican | 56.1% | Alan Grayson Democrat others 5.7% | 38.2% | R+17.9 |
| 2008 | Alan Grayson Democrat | 52.0% | Ric Keller Republican | 48.0% | D+4.0 |
| 2006 | Ric Keller Republican | 52.8% | Charlie Stuart Democrat others 1.5% | 45.7% | R+7.1 |
| 2004 | Ric Keller Republican | 60.5% | Stephen Murray Democrat | 39.5% | R+21.0 |
| 2002 | Ric Keller Republican | 65.1% | Eddie Diaz Democrat | 34.9% | R+30.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 19 to 23 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Ric Keller Republican | 50.8% | Linda W. Chapin Democrat | 49.2% | R+1.6 |
| 1998 | Bill McCollum Republican | 65.8% | Al Krulick Democrat | 34.2% | R+31.6 |
| 1996 | Bill McCollum Republican | 67.5% | Al Krulick Democrat | 32.5% | R+35.0 |
| 1994 | Bill McCollum Republican | 99.7% | others 0.3% | R+99.3 | |
| 1992 | Bill McCollum Republican | 68.5% | Chuck Kovaleski Democrat | 31.4% | R+37.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 15 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | C. W. Bill Young Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1988 | C. W. Bill Young Republican | 73.0% | C. Bette Wimbish Democrat | 27.0% | R+46.0 |
| 1986 | C. W. Bill Young Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1984 | C. W. Bill Young Republican | 80.3% | Robert Kent Democrat | 19.7% | R+60.5 |
| 1982 | C. W. Bill Young Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Andy Ireland Democrat | 69.3% | Scott Nicholson Republican others 2.5% | 28.2% | D+41.0 |
| 1978 | Andy Ireland Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1976 | Andy Ireland Democrat | 58.0% | Bob Johnson Republican | 42.0% | D+16.0 |
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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-8 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