2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Statewide District Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district: ==District 1==

Incumbent Republican Jeff Miller, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Jeff Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary • John Krause Withdrawn • Travis Pierce Miller Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Jim Bryan, retired Army officer and nominee for this seat in 2010 General election Predictions Results ==District 2==

Incumbent Republican Steve Southerland, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Steve Southerland, incumbent U.S. Representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Gwen Graham, Leon County school administrator and the daughter of Bob Graham, former United States Senator and Governor of Florida General election Endorsements Polling Predictions Results Graham won the race by a narrow 1.2% margin, or over 2,800 votes, making Southerland one of only two sitting Republicans to be defeated by a Democrat in 2014 (the other being Lee Terry in Nebraska's 2nd). ==District 3==

Incumbent Republican Ted Yoho, who had represented the district since 2013, after defeating Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns in the primary, ran for re-election. Republican primary Campaign Jake Rush, an attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy, challenged Yoho in the Republican primary. Following the launch of his campaign, he received national media attention related to his involvement with live action role-playing (particularly the supernaturally themed Mind's Eye Theatre) and costuming. Candidates Nominee • Ted Yoho, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary • Jake Rush, attorney and former Alachua County Sheriff's deputy Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Marihelen Wheeler, middle school art teacher Withdrawn • Aquasia Johnson McDowell General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 4==

Incumbent Republican Ander Crenshaw, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Ander Crenshaw, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary • Ryman Shoaf, US Navy veteran Results Democratic primary The Democratic Party did not run a candidate in this race. General election Predictions Results ==District 5==

Incumbent Democrat Corrine Brown, who had represented the district since 2013, having previously represented the 3rd district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Corrine Brown, incumbent U.S. Representative Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Glo Smith, businesswoman and former staff aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll Eliminated in primary • Thuy Lowe Results General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 6==

Incumbent Republican Ron DeSantis, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Ron DeSantis, incumbent U.S. Representative and Iraq war veteran Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • David Cox, director of resources at Bethune-Cookman University Withdrawn • Andrew Scott General election Predictions Results ==District 7==

The 7th District, includes most of Seminole County, the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orange County, and parts of Deltona in Volusia County. Incumbent Republican John Mica, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election in the redrawn district, he won with 59% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in twenty years. Republican primary Polling taken during the 2013 government shutdown showed that Mica was vulnerable to an opponent, with only 33% of the district's voters indicating that they approved of his performance, while 50% disapproved. The early predictions proved to be unfounded, and Mica's popularity rebounded considerably over the summer of 2014. Mica was a heavy favourite to win the GOP primary, and on August 26, trounced his GOP challengers with over 72% of the vote. Candidates Nominee • John Mica, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary • Don Oehlrich • Kelly Shirley, pharmacist • David Smith, business executive Withdrawn • Alan Azcona • Zechariah Blanchard Results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Wes Neuman, former White House intern and LMI analyst General election Campaign On September 25, 2014, after over a month of keeping a low profile, Democratic challenger Wes Neuman announced he "made a mistake" in challenging Mica and would no longer be actively campaigning. Al Krulick appeared on the ballot with no party affiliation. Endorsements Polling Predictions Results ==District 8==

Incumbent Republican Bill Posey, who had represented the district since 2013, having represented the 15th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Bill Posey, incumbent U.S. Representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Gabriel Rothblatt, technoprogressive political activist Withdrawn • Corry Westbrook, former legislative director for the National Wildlife Federation General election Campaign Rothblatt's belief in transhumanism and his family ties were both regularly covered by the media. Jessica Roy, from Time, commented that his status as a member of Terasem might be just as difficult for his campaign as being a Democrat in the Republican majority district. During a campaign event, gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist introduced him by saying, "Gabriel is the messenger that God sent." Others were critical of Rothblatt's campaign. Katie Prill, from the National Republican Congressional Committee, wrote that "his radical ideas are too extreme for Florida families." Posey's spokesman, George Cecala, stated, "It all comes down to the real issue, and that is Bill Posey is a conservative and Gabriel Rothblatt is a liberal. Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 9==

Incumbent Democrat Alan Grayson, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 8th district from 2009 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting. Democratic primary Grayson was challenged in the primary by Democrat Nick Ruiz, a professor from the University of Florida. In 2012, Ruiz ran for the Democratic nomination in the 7th District. Ruiz made a somewhat surprising move to FL-09 for 2014. Candidates Nominee • Alan Grayson, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary • Nick Ruiz, professor from the University of Florida and candidate for the 7th District in 2012 Results Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Carol Platt, Osceola County Realtors Association Eliminated in primary • Jorge Bonilla, Navy veteran • Peter Vivaldi, businessman Endorsements Platt received endorsements from both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio. Results General election Endorsements Polling Predictions Results ==District 10==

Incumbent Republican Daniel Webster, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 8th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Daniel Webster, incumbent U.S. Representative Withdrawn • David Allen Seeley Democratic primary Val Demings, who was the Democratic nominee in 2012, considered a second run against Webster, but chose to run for mayor of Orange County, Florida, instead. Ultimately, she pulled out of that race as well. Candidates Nominee • Mike McKenna, former Navy Chief Petty Officer and Walt Disney World security officer Eliminated in primary • William Ferree, former Eustis City Commissioner • Shayan Modarres, civil rights lawyer and Trayvon Martin family attorney Declined • Val Demings, former Chief of the Orlando Police Department and nominee for this seat in 2012 Results Despite only spending $5,000 on his primary campaign, a fraction of the spending of his two opponents, McKenna won the primary and faced Webster in the general election. General election Campaign Webster was a decided favourite for the general election and he ran only a few television ads. With very little money in his campaign funds, McKenna ran no ads, instead counting on a grass-roots, "door-to-door" campaign. Predictions Results Webster easily cruised to re-election by a margin of 62% to 38%. ==District 11==

Incumbent Republican Rich Nugent, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 5th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Rich Nugent, incumbent U.S. Representative Withdrawn • Michael Uminski Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Dave Koller, small businessowner Libertarian primary Candidates Withdrawn • Matthew Schnackenberg General election Predictions Results ==District 12==

Incumbent Republican Gus Bilirakis, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.. He previously represented the 9th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Gus Bilirakis, incumbent U.S. Representative Withdrawn • James Denton Jr. Democratic primary No democrat filed to run General election No candidates filed to challenge Bilirakis for his seat, so he returned to office without standing for election. Predictions Results ==District 13==

Incumbent Republican David Jolly, who had represented the district since a 2014 special election, ran for re-election. Republican primary On October 9, 2013, Republican Bill Young, who had held this Tampa Bay-area district since 1971, announced that he would not run for re-election to a twenty-second term in 2014. He died nine days later, and a special election was held, which Republican David Jolly won. Jolly ran for a full term. Candidates Nominee • David Jolly, incumbent U.S. Representative Democratic primary Candidates No Democratic candidate filed to run for Congress before the end of the qualifying period. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that it would support Independent candidate Ed Jany. Jany dropped out of the race on May 13, 2014. Withdrawn • Manuel Sykes, president of the St. Petersburg NAACP Declined • Charlie Crist, former Republican governor of Florida and Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (running for governor) • Jessica Ehrlich, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012 • Charlie Justice, Pinellas County Commissioner and nominee for in 10th district in 2010 • Rick Kriseman, former state representative and Mayor of St. Petersburg • Eric Lynn, senior White House Middle East policy adviser and former aide to Congressman Peter Deutsch • Darryl Rouson, state representative • Alex Sink, former chief financial officer of Florida, nominee for governor in 2010 and nominee for this seat 2014 (special) • Ken Welch, Pinellas County Commissioner • Peter Rudy Wallace, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Polling Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee • Lucas Overby, activist, commercial diver, and nominee for this seat in the 2014 (special) Independents Withdrawn • Ed Jany, retired Army colonel General election Endorsements Polling Predictions Results ==District 14==

Incumbent Democrat Kathy Castor, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Kathy Castor, incumbent U.S. Representative Republican primary No Republicans filed to run. Withdrawn • John Coney General election No candidates filed to challenge Castor for her seat, so she returned to office without standing for election. Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 15==

Incumbent Republican Dennis Ross, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 12th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Alan Cohn, former investigative reporter General election Endorsements Polling Predictions Results ==District 16==

Incumbent Republican Vern Buchanan, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 16th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Vern Buchanan, incumbent U.S. Representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Henry Lawrence, former NFL offensive lineman Withdrawn • Mitch Mallett, former vice chair of the Manatee county Democratic party General election 101-year-old Joe Newman ran as a write-in candidate. Predictions Results ==District 17==

Incumbent Republican Tom Rooney, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He previously represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Tom Rooney, incumbent U.S. Representative Withdrawn • Erin Magee • John Sawyer Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Will Bronson General election Predictions Results ==District 18==

Incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy, who had represented Florida's 18th congressional district since 2013 after defeating Republican Allen West, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Patrick Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative Republican primary Juno Beach Councilwoman Ellen Andel, who had declared her candidacy in May 2013, withdrew from the race in February 2014. Despite West's endorsement, she posted poor fundraising numbers and began 2014 with only $5,537 cash-on-hand, to Murphy's $1.8 million. Candidates Nominee • Carl J. Domino, former state representative Eliminated in primary • Beverly Hires, nurse • Brian Lara, computer software developer • Alan Schlesinger, former mayor of Derby, Connecticut, former Connecticut State Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate from Connecticut in 2006 • Calvin Turnquest, former Tequesta Council member • Nick Wukoson, small business owner Withdrawn • Ellen Andel, Juno Beach Council member • Frank Lynch Declined • Gayle Harrell, state representative and candidate for 16th district in 2008 • Adam Hasner, former Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives and nominee for the 22nd district in 2012 • Ilya Katz, author • Allen West, former U.S. Representative Results General election Endorsements Polling • * Internal poll for the Patrick Murphy campaign Predictions Results ==District 19==

Incumbent Republican Curt Clawson, who had represented the district since a 2014 special election, ran for re-election. Republican Trey Radel who had elected to represent the 19th district in 2012, resigned on January 27, 2014, requiring a special election to fill the remainder of his term. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Curt Clawson, incumbent U.S. Representative Declined • Lizbeth Benacquisto, state senator • Chauncey Goss, political consultant and candidate for this seat in 2012 • Connie Mack IV, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • April Freeman, film and television producer and co-founder of a political consulting firm General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 20==