2026 results · Florida · Florida 9th District
Darren Soto, the Democrat, leads in the race for Florida's 9th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 17.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 18.0-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren SotoDemocrat, incumbent | 143,314 | 50.3% | |
| Dan GreenRepublican | 141,808 | 49.7% |
Not called: within 1.5 points, it goes to the count and the state's recount rules. How we call races →
Nearly all of the expected vote counted285,122 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Florida Division of Elections
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About the seat
Florida's 9th District takes in all or part of 7 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went R+17.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 18.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 27 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+17.5
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+12.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 27
- Osceola County37%
- Indian River County27%
- Orange County15%
- Highlands County14%
- Okeechobee County4%
- Polk County1%
- Glades County1%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 7 counties compared moved 18.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 75% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in Indian River County to 42% in Polk County.
Osceola County moved most: R+4.7 for president in 2024, D+22.4 this year
The 7 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Osceola County added 30,573 net votes for Soto against the 2024 margin, 45% of the district's change
Across the 7 counties compared, the margin moved by 67,634 votes toward Soto: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Osceola County+30,573 Soto
- Orange County+10,740 Soto
- Indian River County+10,009 Soto
- Highlands County+7,683 Soto
- Okeechobee County+4,562 Soto
- Polk County+2,745 Soto
- Glades County+1,322 Soto
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Soto this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Osceola CountyR+4.7D+22.4
Florida’s ballot
StatewideRepublicans won 3 of Florida's 4 statewide races and lead 1 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 20–8, now R 20–8, counting the leaders in 6 uncalled seats
- 1R+26.9Patronis
- 2R+4.2Rogers
- 3R+12.1Cammack
- 4R+2.1Bean
- 5R+12.8Rutherford
- 6R+19.0Fine
- 7R+0.5Elijah
- 8R+6.3Haridopolos
- 9D+0.5Soto
- 10Won unopposedFrost
- 11R+6.9Strada
- 12R+6.8Bilirakis
- 13R+0.8Luna
- 14D+5.4Castor
- 15R+8.6Lee
- 16R+4.2Gruters
- 17R+18.3Steube
- 18R+3.6Franklin
- 19R+23.5Schwartzel
- 20D+52.6Schultz
- 21R+9.1Mast
- 22D+3.8Dandiya
- 23D+31.3Frankel
- 24D+61.3Gilbert
- 25D+4.7Moskowitz
- 26R+0.7Diaz-Balart
- 27Salazar +1,090 votesSalazar
- 28R+7.2Gimenez
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Florida Division of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.