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This page displays election information for the Florida House of Representatives.
Elections
Florida state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Florida holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
2024
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 20, 2024. The filing deadline was June 14, 2024.
In the 2024 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the state House from 84-36 to 85-35.
| Florida House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 36 | 33 | |
| Republican Party | 84 | 86 | |
| Vacancy | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
2022
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was June 17, 2022.
In the 2022 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the state House from 76-42 with two vacancies to 85-35.
| Florida House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 42 | 35 | |
| Republican Party | 76 | 85 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
2020
Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline was June 12, 2020.
In the 2020 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Florida House of Representatives from 71-46 with three vacancies to 78-42.
| Florida House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 46 | 42 | |
| Republican Party | 71 | 78 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
2018
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2018. A closed primary election took place on August 28, 2018.[1] The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 22, 2018.[2]
In the 2018 elections, the Republicans majority in the Florida House of Representatives was reduced from 75-41 to 73-47.
| Florida House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 41 | 47 | |
| Republican Party | 75 | 73 | |
| Vacancy | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016. All 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 81-38 majority with one vacancy. Republicans lost two seats in the election, giving them a 79-41 majority.
| Florida House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 38 | 41 | |
| Republican Party | 81 | 79 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
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2014Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 74-45 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained eight seats in the election, giving them an 82-37 majority with one vacancy.
2012Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 14, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was May 7, 2012. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2012. Florida state representatives are subject to term limits, and may serve no more than four two-year terms. In 2012, 12 state representatives were termed-out of office. Heading into the election, Republicans held an 81-38 majority with one vacancy. Republicans lost seven seats in the election, giving them a 74-46 majority.
The table below details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election in 2012.
2010Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on August 24, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was April 30, 2010. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2010. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 76-44 majority. Republicans gained five seats in the election, giving them an 81-39 majority.
2008Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 26, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $30,318,643. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2006Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 5, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $27,341,108. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2004Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 31, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $18,605,869. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2002Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $22,545,724. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
2000Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 5, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. All 120 House seats were up for election in 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $29,474,769. The top 10 contributors were:[8]
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Historical party control
Republicans won control of the Florida House of Representatives in 1996. In 2024, they won an 85-35 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Florida House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Florida House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 71 | 63 | 59 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 35 | 35 |
| Republicans | 49 | 57 | 61 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 78 | 85 | 85 |
Before 1992
Before 1996, Democrats had controlled the Florida House of Representatives since the 1874 elections, which came in the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Florida was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 1992
- Republican trifecta: 1999-2009, 2011-2023
- Divided government: 1993-1998, 2010
Florida Party Control: 1992-2024
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Senate | D | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Election Dates," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Qualifying Information," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Florida House 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Florida 2008 Candidates," accessed July 12, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Florida 2006 Candidates," accessed July 12, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Florida 2004 Candidates," accessed July 12, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Florida 2002 Candidates," accessed July 12, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Florida 2000 Candidates," accessed July 12, 2013
