2020Final results
2020 election for Florida's 8th District
U.S. House · Florida
Bill Posey (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Kennedy (D) by 22.7 points.
Bill PoseyRepublican · winner
61.4%282,093
Jim KennedyDemocrat
38.6%177,695
459,788 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jim KennedyBill Posey
$138.7K
Raised by the campaign
$990.8K
$138.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$836
Cash on hand
$170K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020