House districts / Florida
Florida's 9th congressional district
FL-9. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Darren Soto Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.7mSpent $3.4m · Cash $250k
- Dan Green Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.7mSpent $2.2m · Cash $450k
7 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has 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 40.6% | Trump 58.2% | 1.2% | R+17.6 | D+3.5 |
| 2020 | Biden 46.1% | Trump 52.9% | 1.1% | R+6.8 | D+17.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 47.1% | Trump 49.2% | 3.6% | R+2.1 | D+26.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 769,221 | |
| Adults (18+) | 606,265 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 89.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 16.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 25.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 31.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 26.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 45.4% | 57.8% |
| Black | 8.4% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 39.2% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 30.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $71,058 | $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 | Darren Soto Democrat | 55.1% | Thomas Chalifoux Republican others 2.3% | 42.6% | D+12.6 |
| 2022 | Darren Soto Democrat | 53.6% | Scotty Moore Republican | 46.4% | D+7.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner: court-adopted map (2015) | |||||
| 2020 | Darren Soto Democrat | 56.0% | William P. “Bill” Olson Republican | 44.0% | D+12.1 |
| 2018 | Darren Soto Democrat | 58.0% | Wayne Liebnitzky Republican | 42.0% | D+16.0 |
| 2016 | Darren Soto Democrat | 57.5% | Wayne Liebnitzky Republican | 42.5% | D+15.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 seat count changed from 25 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 2014 | Alan Grayson Democrat | 54.0% | Carol Platt Republican others 2.9% | 43.1% | D+10.9 |
| 2012 | Alan Grayson Democrat | 62.5% | Todd Long Republican | 37.5% | D+25.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 23 to 25 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Gus M. Bilirakis Republican | 71.4% | Anita de Palma Democrat | 28.6% | R+42.9 |
| 2008 | Gus M. Bilirakis Republican | 62.2% | Bill Mitchell Democrat others 1.6% | 36.3% | R+25.9 |
| 2006 | Gus Michael Bilirakis Republican | 55.9% | Phyllis Busansky Democrat | 44.1% | R+11.8 |
| 2004 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 99.9% | others 0.1% | R+99.8 | |
| 2002 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 71.5% | Chuck Kalogianis Democrat | 28.5% | R+42.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 19 to 23 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 81.9% | Jon Duffey Reform | 18.1% | R+63.8 |
| 1998 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1996 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 68.7% | Jerry Provenzano Democrat | 31.3% | R+37.3 |
| 1994 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 99.9% | others 0.1% | R+99.8 | |
| 1992 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 58.9% | Cheryl David Knapp Democrat | 41.1% | R+17.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 15 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 58.1% | Cheryl Davis Knapp Democrat | 41.9% | R+16.2 |
| 1988 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 99.9% | others 0.1% | R+99.8 | |
| 1986 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 70.8% | Gabe Cazares Democrat | 29.2% | R+41.7 |
| 1984 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 78.6% | Jack Wilson Democrat | 21.4% | R+57.2 |
| 1982 | Michael Bilirakis Republican | 51.1% | George H. Sheldon Democrat | 48.8% | R+2.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Bill Nelson Democrat | 70.4% | Stan Dowiat Republican | 29.6% | D+40.7 |
| 1978 | Bill Nelson Democrat | 61.5% | Edward J. Gurney Republican | 38.5% | D+23.0 |
| 1976 | Louis Frey, Jr. Republican | 78.1% | Joseph A. Rosier Democrat | 21.9% | R+56.2 |
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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-9 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