Florida's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Florida's 5th 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: John H. Rutherford (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Florida's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	John H. Rutherford	Republican	63.1%	26.2
2022	John H. Rutherford unopposed	Republican	—	—
2020	Al Lawson	Democratic	65.1%	30.3
2018	Al Lawson	Democratic	66.8%	33.6
2016	Al Lawson	Democratic	64.2%	28.5
2014	Corrine Brown	Democratic	65.5%	31.0
2012	Corrine Brown	Democratic	70.8%	44.5
2010	Richard B. Nugent	Republican	67.4%	34.9
2008	Virginia Brown-Waite	Republican	61.2%	22.3
2006	Virginia Brown-Waite	Republican	59.9%	19.7
2004	Virginia Brown-Waite	Republican	65.9%	31.9
2002	Virginia Brown-Waite	Republican	47.9%	1.7
2000	Karen L. Thurman	Democratic	64.3%	28.5
1998	Karen L. Thurman	Democratic	66.3%	32.6
1980	Bill McCollum	Republican	55.8%	11.5
1978	Richard Kelly	Republican	51.1%	2.1
1976	Richard Kelly	Republican	59.0%	18.0

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John H. Rutherford Won	REP	267,471	63.07%
Jay McGovern	DEM	156,570	36.92%
Gary L. Koniz	W	23	0.01%
Total		424,064

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
John H. Rutherford Won unopposed	REP	—	—

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Al Lawson Won	DEM	219,463	65.13%
Gary Adler	REP	117,510	34.87%
Total		336,973

Questions and answers

Who represents Florida's 5th congressional district?

John H. Rutherford (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Florida's 5th congressional district?

John H. Rutherford won in 2024 by 26.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.