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      Home/Elections/2012/US House/Florida/FL-26
      2012·US House·Florida·District profile →

      Florida District 26 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Joe Garcia
      53.6%135,694 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      David Rivera
      43.0%108,820 votes
      Margin
      D+10.6
      252,957 total votes
      4 candidates252,957 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Joe GarciaDEM✓
      		DEM135,69453.6%
      David RiveraREP
      		REP108,82043.0%
      Angel FernandezOTH
      		OTH5,7262.3%
      Jose PeixotoOTH
      		OTH2,7171.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+35.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+17.0
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202431.9%67.2%R+35.3314,710
      202040.6%58.9%R+18.3312,563
      201650.5%46.6%D+3.8258,392
      201249.4%50.6%R+1.2208,319
      200844.7%54.7%R+10.0208,546

      Seat History

      US House in Florida

      2024
      Mario Diaz-BalartREP
      R+41.8
      2022
      Mario Diaz-BalartREP
      R+41.8
      Redistricted
      2020
      Carlos A GimenezREP
      R+3.5
      2018
      Debbie Mucarsel-PowellDEM
      D+1.8
      2016
      Carlos CurbeloREP
      R+11.8
      2014
      Carlos CurbeloREP
      R+2.9
      View all US House history for Florida →

      Candidates

      Joe GarciaDEM
      Record1W-4L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2016
      US House
      Full profile →
      David RiveraREP
      Record4W-2L
      Avg MarginR+74.9
      Career2002-2016
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Angel FernandezOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Jose PeixotoOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2016
      US House
      Full profile →

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