This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida was June 12, 2026.
These are the first elections to take place since the Florida Legislature passed a new congressional map. The Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate passed it on April 29, 2026. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed the new congressional map into law on May 4, 2026.
This year has the highest number of candidates since 2014. One hundred fifty-nine candidates — 72 Democrats and 87 Republicans — are running for Florida’s 28 congressional districts. That’s 5.7 candidates per district. There were 3.6 candidates per district in 2024, 5.4 in 2022, 4.2 in 2020, 3.9 in 2018, 3.7 in 2016, and 2.8 in 2014.
