2008Final results
2008 election for Florida's 21st District
U.S. House · Florida
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Raul L. Martinez (D) by 15.8 points.
Lincoln Diaz-BalartRepublican · winner
57.9%137,226
Raul L. MartinezDemocrat
42.1%99,776
237,002 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.
Raul L. MartinezLincoln Diaz-Balart
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$2.3M
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$3.4M
$12.3K
Cash on hand
$60.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008