Florida District 5

FL-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
John Rutherford
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+15

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

John Rutherford Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $696,207
Cash on Hand: $475,360

Alexander Hazen

Democrat
Total Raised: $16,795
Cash on Hand: $5,318

Mark Heggestad

Democrat
Total Raised: $39,518
Cash on Hand: $5,064

Rachel Grage

Democrat
Total Raised: $248,286
Cash on Hand: $112,827

Mark Kaye

Republican
Total Raised: $28,126
Cash on Hand: $4,338

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 FL-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 FL-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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