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Florida's 9th U.S. House District

Florida · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $8.1M raisedFederal
About This Office

U.S. House seat for Florida's 9th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Salary
$174,000
Current Officeholders
Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Darren SotoD
U.S. Representative · FL-9
Tenure
9y
Bills Spon.
17
Votes Missed
0.16%
Cross-party
12
Committees
Energy and Commerce Committee
Natural Resources Committee
Environment Subcommittee
+3 more
The 2026 Race

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

Primary
Aug 18, 2026
General
Nov 3, 2026
Total Raised
$8.1M
Candidates
2 active / 10 filed
Incumbent
Darren Soto (D-FL-9)D
Cash on Hand
$4.0M
Election History
YearWinnerResultRunner-UpTotal Votes
2024Darren Soto D55.1%Thomas Chalifoux R 42.6%324,273
2022Darren Soto D53.6%Scotty Moore R 46.4%202,368
2020Darren Soto D56.0%William P \"Bill\" Olson R 44.0%429,638
2018Darren Soto D58.0%Wayne Liebnitzky R 42.0%296,737
2016Darren Soto D57.5%Wayne Liebnitzky R 42.5%339,761
2014Alan Grayson D54.0%Carol Platt R 43.1%173,873
2012Alan Grayson D62.5%Todd Long R 37.5%263,747
2010Gus M Bilirakis R71.4%Anita De Palma D 28.6%231,591
2008Gus M Bilirakis R62.2%Bill Mitchell D 36.3%348,373
2006Gus Michael Bilirakis R55.9%Phyllis Busansky D 44.1%219,994
2004Michael Bilirakis R100.0%—284,035
2002Michael Bilirakis R71.5%Chuck Kalogianis D 28.5%236,992
2000Michael Bilirakis R81.9%Jon Duffey O 18.1%256,792
1998Michael Bilirakis R100.0%—1
1996Michael Bilirakis R68.7%Jerry Provenzano D 31.3%235,517
District
Population
821,565
Median HH Income
$75K
Unemployment
5.2%
Bachelor's+
33.9%
Veterans
6.0%
Median Age
37.9
Mean HH Income
$97K
Poverty Rate
12.0%
HS or Higher
90.6%
Median Home Value
$360K
Median Rent
$1,831/mo
Owner-Occupied
63.5%
Under 18 / 65+
22.6% / 14.0%