2018 Florida House of Representatives election

The 2018 Florida House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6, 2018, to elect members to the House of Representatives. The election coincided with the election for governor, and other elections. The Republicans won 73 seats and losing only 2, maintaining their control since 1997, while the Democrats gained 6 seats.[1] Four vacant seats, all won by Republicans in 2016, were picked up by Democrats.

2018 Florida House of Representatives election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

All 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.39% 1.86 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Richard Corcoran Janet Cruz
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since November 22, 2016 November 21, 2016
Leader's seat 37th–Dade City 62nd–Tampa
Last election 79 seats, 57.08% 41 seats, 39.77%
Seats before 75 41
Seats won 73 47
Seat change 2 6
Popular vote 3,320,015 2,494,934
Percentage 56.21% 42.24%

Results by district

Speaker before election

Richard Corcoran
Republican

Elected Speaker

José R. Oliva
Republican

Results

Party Votes Seats
No. % No. +/− %
Republican Party of Florida 3,320,015 56.21 73 −2 60.83
Florida Democratic Party 2,494,934 42.24 47 +6 39.16
Independent 81,720 1.38 0 0 0.00
Libertarian Party of Florida 5,381 0.32 0 0 0.00
Green Party of Florida 4,622 0.32 0 0 0.00
Write-in 3,925 0.15 0 0 0.00
Total 5,906,926 100.00 120 ±0 100.00
Registered voters

(as of August 2018)

13,013,657 100.00
Turnout 5,906,926 45.39
Source: Florida Division of Elections,[2] CBS Miami[3]
Popular vote
Republican
56.21%
Democratic
42.24%
Other
0.83%
House seats
Republican
60.83%
Democratic
39.16%

Retiring incumbents

Republicans

  • Clay Ingram district 1 (term limited)
  • Frank White district 2 (retiring, ran for Fl Att gen)
  • Elizabeth porter district 10 (term limited)
  • Jay Fant District 15 (retiring, ran for FL Att Gen)
  • Jason Brodeur district 28 (term limited)
  • Jay Metz district 32 (term limited, appointed to 5th judicial circuit court)
  • Don Hahnfeldt district 33 (deceased)
  • Richard Corcoran district 37 (term limited)
  • Mike Miller district 47 (retiring, ran for CD-7)
  • Tom Goodson district 51 (term limited)
  • Ben Albritton district 56 (term limited ran for SD-26)
  • Jake Rayburn district 57 (retiring)
  • Ross Spano District 59 (retiring ran for CD-15)
  • Larry Alhern District 66 (term limited, ran Pinellas Co. Commission district 6)
  • Kathleen Peters District 69 (retiring, ran for Pinellas Co. commission district 6)
  • Jim Boyd district 71 (term limited)
  • Joe Gruters district 73 (retiring, ran for SD-23)
  • Julio Gonzalez district 74 (retiring, ran for CD-17)
  • Matt Caldwell District 79 (term limited, ran for Agricultural commissioner)
  • Gayle Harrell District district 83 (term limited, ran for SD-25)
  • Bill Hager district 89 (term limited)
  • George Moraitis District 93 (term limited)
  • Manny Diaz Jr. District 103 (retiring ran for SD-36)
  • Carlos Trujillo District 105 (term limited, appointed U.S. Ambassador to the OAS)
  • Michael Bileca District 115 (term limited)
  • Jeannette Nuñez, District 119 (term limited, ran for Lt. Gov of FL)


Democrats

References

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