2008Final results
2008 election for Florida's 25th District
U.S. House · Florida
Mario Díaz-Balart (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Garcia (D) by 6.1 points.
Mario Díaz-BalartRepublican · winner
53.1%130,891
Joe GarciaDemocrat
46.9%115,820
246,711 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.
Joe GarciaMario Díaz-Balart
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$201
Cash on hand
$16.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008