2018Final results
2018 election for Florida's 8th District
U.S. House · Florida
Bill Posey (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Sanjay Patel (D) by 21.0 points.
Bill PoseyRepublican · winner
60.5%218,112
Sanjay PatelDemocrat
39.5%142,415
360,527 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.
Sanjay PatelBill Posey
$337.9K
Raised by the campaign
$927.5K
$338K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
-$30
Cash on hand
$306.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018