2018Final results
2018 election for Florida's 4th District
U.S. House · Florida
John Rutherford (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating George "ges" Selmont (D) by 32.8 points.
John RutherfordRepublican · winner
65.1%248,420
George "ges" SelmontDemocrat
32.3%123,351
Joceline BerriosIndependent
1.9%7,155
Jason Michael BulgerIndependent
0.6%2,321
381,494 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.
George "ges" SelmontJohn Rutherford
$114.9K
Raised by the campaign
$871.9K
$114.3K
Spent by the campaign
$508.2K
$210
Cash on hand
$365.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: Joceline Berrios $11.2K · Jason Michael Bulger $9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018
The candidates
John Rutherford (R)George "ges" Selmont (D)
Also on the ballot: Joceline Berrios (Independent), 1.9%; Jason Michael Bulger (Independent), 0.6%