Florida Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Florida Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: James Bryan (D), Jeff Miller (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Allen Boyd (D, Incumbent), Mark Mulligan (R)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Corrine Brown (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Jay McGovern (D), Ander Crenshaw (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: John Russell (D), Ginny Brown-Waite (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Tim Cunha (D), Cliff B. Stearns (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Faye Armitage (D), John L. Mica (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Alan Grayson (D), Ric Anthony Keller (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Bill Mitchell (D), Gus Michael Bilirakis (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: Bob Hackworth (D), C.W. Bill Young (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 11
Candidates: Katherine Anne Castor (D, Incumbent), Eddie Adams, Jr. (R)
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U.S. House, District 12
Candidates: Douglas "Doug" David Tudor (D), Adam Putnam (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 13
Candidates: Christine Jennings (D), Vernon Gale Buchanan (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 14
Candidates: Robert M. Neeld, Jr. (D), Connie Mack, IV (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 15
Candidates: Stephen Blythe (D), Bill Posey (R)
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U.S. House, District 16
Candidates: Timothy (Tim) Edward Mahoney (D, Incumbent), Tom Rooney (R)
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U.S. House, District 17
Candidates: Kendrick Meek (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 18
Candidates: Annette Taddeo (D), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 19
Candidates: Robert Wexler (D, Incumbent), Edward J. Lynch (R)
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U.S. House, District 20
Candidates: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 21
Candidates: Raul Martinez (D), Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 22
Candidates: Ronald (Ron) J. Klein (D, Incumbent), Allen West (R)
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U.S. House, District 23
Candidates: Alcee Lamar Hastings (D, Incumbent), Marion Dennis Thorpe, Jr. (R)
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U.S. House, District 24
Candidates: Suzanne Kosmas (D), Tom Charles Feeney (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 25
Candidates: Joe Garcia (D), Mario Diaz-Balart (R, Incumbent)
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Previous FL Election Results
Republican Presidential Primary (Jan. 29, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | Exit Polls | News/Analysis
Democratic Presidential Primary (Jan. 29, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | Exit Polls | News/Analysis
Latest Headlines
- Presidential Update: Red America (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Obama, Senate Democrats Add To Totals (Nov. 4, 2008)
- McCain's Midnight Miami Rally Draws Out Enthusiasm (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Pursuing Different Paths on Changed Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
Political Profile
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Florida Demographics
- Population: 18,251,243
- Gender: 49.1% male, 50.9% female
- Age: 77.8% 18 years and over; 17.0% 65 years and over; Median age: 40.0
- Median Household Income: $47,804
- Families Below Poverty Level: 8.6%
- Education: 11.6% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
