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2018Final results

2018 election for Florida's 19th District

U.S. House · Florida

Francis Rooney (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating David Holden (D) by 24.5 points.

Francis RooneyRepublican · winner
62.2%211,465
David HoldenDemocrat
37.7%128,106
339,820 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

EvenR+26.22012R+31.82014R+31.82016R+24.52018R+22.62020R+36.02022

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.

David HoldenFrancis Rooney
$576.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$557.1K
Spent by the campaign
$927.4K
$19.5K
Cash on hand
$652.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018