2018Final results
2018 election for Florida's 12th District
U.S. House · Florida
Gus Bilirakis (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Chris Hunter (D) by 18.4 points.
Gus BilirakisRepublican · winner
58.1%194,564
Chris HunterDemocrat
39.7%132,844
Angelika PurkisIndependent
2.2%7,510
334,918 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Chris HunterGus Bilirakis
$779.3K
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$769.6K
Spent by the campaign
$2.1M
$9.7K
Cash on hand
$19.6K
Other candidates' campaigns: Angelika Purkis $21.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018