Republicans lead 20 Florida U.S. House districts and Democrats seven in state's count; District 27 margin falls within recount threshold

Republican candidates lead in 20 of the 27 Florida U.S. House districts on the state's results page and Democratic candidates lead in seven, by SignalData's count of the unofficial totals as the page showed them at 4:13 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4.¹ The page lists no District 10. The Division of Elections' record for that district shows Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost with the status "Unopposed."²

Five districts are within 1 percentage point by SignalData's calculation. One, District 27, is within the 0.5% recount threshold in state law. The order in a federal race comes from the Secretary of State, and SignalData found no record of one.¹³⁴

The closest districts

Votes and percentages are the state's. Each margin is the gap between the top two candidates divided by the race's total, by SignalData's calculation.¹

• District 27: Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican, 124,474, 50.23%; Eliott Rodriguez, Democrat, 123,358, 49.77%. Margin 1,116 votes, 0.45%.
• District 9: Darren Soto, Democrat, 143,174, 50.26%; Dan Green, Republican, 141,697, 49.74%. Margin 1,477 votes, 0.52%.
• District 7: Ryan Elijah, Republican, 161,189, 49.73%; Bale Dalton, Democrat, 159,488, 49.2%; Christopher Dennison, Libertarian, 3,480, 1.07%. Margin 1,701 votes, 0.52%.
• District 26: Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican, 114,547, 49.87%; Nicole Locklin, Democrat, 112,775, 49.1%; Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey, no party, 2,348, 1.02%. Margin 1,772 votes, 0.77%.
• District 13: Anna Paulina Luna, Republican, 155,117, 49.48%; Leela Gray, Democrat, 152,600, 48.68%; Tony D'Arrigo, no party, 5,779, 1.84%. Margin 2,517 votes, 0.80%.

The recount law

Section 102.141 calls for a recount when unofficial returns show a candidate defeated by one-half of a percent or less of the votes cast. The Secretary of State orders them in federal races, unless a defeated candidate asks in writing that none be made. Those returns are due by noon on the fourth day after the election, Saturday, Nov. 7, by SignalData's count.³ Section 102.166 separately requires a manual recount of overvotes and undervotes at one-quarter of a percent or less on a second set of returns, with exceptions.⁵ No district is at 0.25% or less now.¹

Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia said in a Nov. 4 statement that the District 27 margin stands at 0.46%, inside what she called the 0.50% automatic machine recount threshold. That figure matches the difference between the state page's rounded percentages. Garcia said the Secretary of State is responsible for ordering a recount and that one, if ordered, "would not begin before Saturday, November 7." She said 202 of the district's mail ballots were in the signature-cure process, with a 5 p.m. Thursday deadline, that provisional ballots were also under review and that the canvassing board would reconvene Friday.⁶ CBS News Miami reported that the race is headed to an automatic recount.⁷ The Department of State's press release page listed nothing newer than Oct. 26 when opened about 4:10 p.m.⁴

News organizations' calls

NBC News's Florida page, last updated at 4:11 p.m., counted 16 seats for Republicans, seven for Democrats and five uncalled, 28 in all.⁸ Its pages for districts 7, 9, 13, 26 and 27 showed no projected winner.^910111213 Fox 13's Associated Press panels for districts 7, 9 and 13 showed no race call.¹⁴ WSVN reported that Salazar and Diaz-Balart claimed victory Tuesday night and that Rodriguez had not conceded.¹⁵

The districts were set by HB 1-D, which the governor approved May 4, 2026.¹⁶

What the records do not show

• The state's page names no winners and does not say how many ballots remain uncounted. Its counts are unofficial until certified.
• SignalData opened no recount order from the Secretary of State and no candidate's request to forgo one.
• The returns due Nov. 7 have not been shown, so any margin here can change.
• The records do not explain why any district's result came out as it did.