2008Final results
2008 election for Florida's 18th District
U.S. House · Florida
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Annette Taddeo (D) by 15.7 points.
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublican · winner
57.9%140,617
Annette TaddeoDemocrat
42.1%102,372
242,989 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 2008
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.
Annette TaddeoIleana Ros-Lehtinen
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$2.8M
$13
Cash on hand
$270.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008