2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for Florida's 26th District
U.S. House · Florida
Carlos Curbelo (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Garcia (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Carlos CurbeloRepublican · winner
51.5%83,031
Joe GarciaDemocrat
48.5%78,306
161,337 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 2014
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 GarciaCarlos Curbelo
$3.8M
Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
$3.8M
Spent by the campaign
$2.4M
$23.5K
Cash on hand
$10.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014