2026 results · Florida · county

Highlands County, Florida

Moody carried Highlands County by 35.5 points in the Senate race, 5.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+40.8). 5 races have votes counted here.

Highlands County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 39,742; 77% of the 51,905 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+35.5
2024 president: R+40.8
Shift from 2024: 5.2 pts → D
In Florida: 40th of 67; The 40th best county for Nixon of the 67 counted; 23rd for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

Florida SenateAshley Moody won · R+2.9 across the state
31.7% Angie Nixon67.2% Ashley Moody
R+35.539,742 votes
5.2 pts → D2024 R+40.8
Florida GovernorByron Donalds won · R+1.3 across the state
33.0% David Jolly65.8% Byron Donalds
R+32.739,642 votes
8.0 pts → D2024 R+40.8
Florida Attorney GeneralJames Uthmeier won · R+1.8 across the state
32.4% Jose Javier Rodriguez67.6% James Uthmeier
R+35.139,508 votes
5.6 pts → D2024 R+40.8
Florida Commissioner of AgricultureWilton Simpson won · R+2.1 across the state
32.6% Joey Mendoza Atkins67.4% Wilton Simpson
R+34.839,220 votes
5.9 pts → D2024 R+40.8

The House

Florida 9th DistrictHighlands County's part of the district · Darren Soto won · D+0.5 across the district
34.3% Darren Soto65.7% Dan Green
R+31.539,409 votes
9.0 pts → D2024 R+40.4

Also in this county: FL-16, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.