Florida District 8

FL-08 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

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Colby Shock ✓ — —

Republican Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

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Mike Haridopolos ✓ — —

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Mike Haridopolos
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+14

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Mike Haridopolos

Mike Haridopolos Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,824,838
Cash on Hand: $1,197,777

Colby Shock Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $10,840
Cash on Hand: $0

Average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 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-08 House race competitive?

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

When is the 2026 FL-08 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of scientific public polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days. One poll in that week is the average. We do not exclude pollsters. The table lists the polls from that window. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Replaced Bill Posey who retired

Race News

No news coverage yet for this race.