The Winner
If you live in Florida’s 28th Congressional District, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) will keep representing you after winning a fourth term. The Associated Press called the race for Gimenez on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Gimenez won 52.9% of the vote to 45.6% for Democrat Phil Ehr, a margin of about 7 points, with about 99% of the expected vote counted, according to NBC 6 South Florida. He had 124,992 votes to Ehr’s 107,866, and no-party candidate Eddy Rojas took 1.5%.
The Race
The race was a rematch of 2024, when Gimenez beat Ehr, a retired Navy commander, 64.6% to 35.4%, a margin of about 29 points. Both candidates were unopposed in their Aug. 18 primaries. Before the election, Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the seat Solid Republican, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican, according to Ballotpedia.
Florida redrew most of its congressional districts in May, but the 28th District’s lines stayed essentially the same, according to Axios Miami. The district includes all of Monroe County, home to the Florida Keys, and part of Miami-Dade County, including Homestead, according to the state’s 2026 District 28 map.
The district has about 775,800 residents, a median household income of $79,100 and a median age of 40.5. About 30.5% of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, unemployment is 3.8% and 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line. About 72.3% of residents are Hispanic.
What’s Next
Gimenez’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, and he will serve in the minority after Democrats won control of the House. On election night, he said he would keep fighting for the country whether Republicans held the majority or the minority. He also pointed to affordable housing and immigration policy as issues he campaigned on, according to the Miami Herald.
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