2022Final results
2022 election for Florida's 18th District
U.S. House · Florida
Scott Franklin (R) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Keith R. Hayden Jr. (Ind) by 49.2 points.
Scott FranklinRepublican · winner
74.3%167,429
Keith R. Hayden Jr.Independent
25.1%56,647
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%1,310
225,386 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Keith R. Hayden Jr.Scott Franklin
$0
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$0
Spent by the campaign
$784.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$352.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2022; FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022