Florida's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Florida's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Jimmy Patronis (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Florida's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Matt Gaetz	Republican	66.0%	32.1
2022	Matt Gaetz	Republican	67.9%	35.7
2020	Matt Gaetz	Republican	64.6%	30.6
2018	Matt Gaetz	Republican	67.1%	34.1
2016	Matt Gaetz	Republican	69.1%	38.2
2014	Jeff Miller	Republican	70.1%	46.8
2012	Jeff Miller	Republican	69.6%	42.5
2010	Jeff Miller	Republican	80.0%	69.1
2008	Jeff Miller	Republican	70.2%	40.4
2006	Jeff Miller	Republican	68.5%	37.1
2004	Jeff Miller	Republican	76.5%	53.1
2002	Jeff Miller	Republican	74.6%	49.2
2001 special	Jeff Miller	Republican	65.7%	37.7
2000	Joe Scarborough	Republican	99.5%	—
1998	Joe Scarborough	Republican	99.5%	99.1
1980	Earl Dewitt Hutto	Democratic	61.2%	22.4
1978	Earl Dewitt Hutto	Democratic	63.3%	26.5
1976	Robert L.F. Sikes unopposed	Democratic	—	—

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Gaetz Won	REP	274,108	66.04%
Gay Valimont	DEM	140,980	33.96%
Total		415,088

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Gaetz Won	REP	197,349	67.86%
Rebekah D. Jones	DEM	93,467	32.14%
Total		290,816

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Gaetz Won	REP	283,352	64.61%
Phil Ehr	DEM	149,172	34.01%
Albert Oram	NPA	6,038	1.38%
Total		438,562

Questions and answers

Who represents Florida's 1st congressional district?

Jimmy Patronis (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Florida's 1st congressional district?

Matt Gaetz won in 2024 by 32.1 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.