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2014Final results

2014 election for Florida's 9th District

U.S. House · Florida

Alan Grayson (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Carol Platt (R) by 10.9 points.

Alan GraysonDemocrat · winner
54.0%93,850
Carol PlattRepublican
43.1%74,963
Marko MilakovichIndependent
2.9%5,060
173,878 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

EvenR+25.92008R+42.92010D+25.02012D+10.92014D+15.02016D+16.02018

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.

Alan GraysonCarol Platt
$3.4M
Raised by the campaign
$441.1K
$3.4M
Spent by the campaign
$439.3K
$45.3K
Cash on hand
$1.8K

Other candidates' campaigns: Marko Milakovich $20.8K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014

The candidates

Alan Grayson (D)Carol Platt (R)

Also on the ballot: Marko Milakovich (Independent), 2.9%