2008Final results
2008 election for Florida's 5th District
U.S. House · Florida
Ginny Brown-Waite (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John Russell (D) by 22.3 points.
Ginny Brown-WaiteRepublican · winner
61.2%265,186
John RussellDemocrat
38.8%168,446
433,632 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.
John RussellGinny Brown-Waite
$36.2K
Raised by the campaign
$722.2K
$37.2K
Spent by the campaign
$563.7K
$719
Cash on hand
$339.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 24, 2008; FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008