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Florida's 5th U.S. House District

Florida · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $1.1M raisedFederal
About This Office

U.S. House seat for Florida's 5th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Salary
$174,000
Current Officeholders
Rep. John Rutherford
Rep. John RutherfordR
U.S. Representative · FL-5
Tenure
9y
Bills Spon.
9
Votes Missed
9.61%
Cross-party
147
Committees
Appropriations Committee
Homeland Security Subcommittee
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee
+1 more
The 2026 Race

9 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in Florida District 5. Party primary on Aug 18, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary
Aug 18, 2026
General
Nov 3, 2026
Total Raised
$1.1M
Candidates
2 active / 9 filed
Incumbent
John H. RutherfordR
Cash on Hand
$385K
Election History
YearWinnerResultRunner-UpTotal Votes
2024John H. Rutherford R63.1%Jay Mcgovern D 36.9%424,041
2022John H Rutherford R100.0%—1
2020Al Lawson Jr D65.1%Gary Adler R 34.9%336,973
2018Al Lawson D66.8%Virginia Fuller R 33.2%270,326
2016Al Lawson D64.2%Glo Smith R 35.8%302,874
2014Corrine Brown D65.5%Glo Smith R 34.5%171,577
2012Corrine Brown D70.8%Leanne Kolb R 26.3%269,150
2010Richard B \"Rich\" Nugent R67.4%James \"Jim\" Piccillo D 32.6%309,673
2008Ginny Brown-Waite R61.2%John Russell D 38.8%433,632
2006Ginny Brown-Waite R59.9%John Russell D 40.1%271,380
2004Ginny Brown-Waite R65.9%Robert G Whittel D 34.1%364,455
2002Ginny Brown-Waite R47.9%Karen L Thurman D 46.2%254,618
2000Karen L Thurman D64.3%Pete Enwall R 35.7%280,582
1998Karen L Thurman D66.3%Jack Gargan O 33.7%199,152
1996Karen L Thurman D61.7%Dave Gentry R 38.3%261,101
District
Population
818,508
Median HH Income
$89K
Unemployment
3.2%
Bachelor's+
46.3%
Veterans
9.9%
Median Age
39.2
Mean HH Income
$124K
Poverty Rate
9.5%
HS or Higher
94.3%
Median Home Value
$410K
Median Rent
$1,654/mo
Owner-Occupied
64.3%
Under 18 / 65+
21.6% / 17.1%