Curtis Gibson
Democratic
Confirmed ballot candidate← Back to Florida elections
Florida · 2026 · General election
U.S. House · District 18
November 3, 2026
Schedule checked October 21, 2026Projected winner: Scott Franklin
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 2:16 PM Eastern.
Associated Press via NPR. This call does not certify the result or change who is in office.
Certification: pending. FL · Official state election information
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The candidates
Alphabetical orderCandidates transcribed from the official list linked below, checked October 26, 2026. Confirmed ballot candidates and registered write-ins are identified separately. This is a snapshot of the cited list; later changes and additional write-ins may not be included. Transcribed from the state authority's 2026 General Election listing: Qualified rows only. Primary Defeated/Eliminated rows are excluded; primary Won/Unopposed labels are not November results. WRI entries are qualified write-ins, not printed names; their party is not specified. Governor running mates are listed separately within each ticket. District assignments follow the official candidate list; district boundary geometry and pending litigation were not re-verified.
Deva Simmons
No Party Affiliation
Confirmed ballot candidateScott Franklin
Republican
Confirmed ballot candidateSources and verification
- Federal Election Commission · 2026 congressional election calendar ↗ · Official source · Source updated May 18, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau · House seats by state, 2020 apportionment ↗ · Official source · Source updated April 26, 2021
- FL · Official state election information ↗ · Official source
- Florida Division of Elections · 2026 General Election candidate listing and qualification statuses ↗ · Official source
Schedule checked October 21, 2026. Candidate verification is reported separately above. For your current ballot and polling hours, check your state election authority. No candidate rankings or recommendations are provided.
Nationwide scheduled regular House, applicable Senate/special Senate and governor races are listed. Saved candidates appear in 506 of 506 races: 500 source-list snapshots and 6 partial lists; 0 race lists remain unavailable. 1517 saved candidates. Source-list coverage is dated evidence from the named source, not a guarantee of later withdrawals or registered write-ins. County unofficial lists are labeled as such. Special House elections and later calendar/district changes are not comprehensively verified.