2004Final results
2004 election for Florida's 18th District
U.S. House · Florida
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Sam Sheldon (D) by 29.5 points.
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublican · winner
64.7%143,647
Sam SheldonDemocrat
35.3%78,281
221,928 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sam SheldonIleana Ros-Lehtinen
$11.9K
Raised by the campaign
$876.9K
$11.9K
Spent by the campaign
$859.1K
$0
Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 4, 2004; FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004