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Florida House District 43
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Samuel Vilchez Santiago held the seat for Democrats, winning by 32.3 points over Jorge Malavet.
Samuel Vilchez SantiagoDemocrat · winner
66.2%31,526
Jorge MalavetRepublican
33.8%16,117
47,643 votes
Source: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Samuel Vilchez SantiagoJorge Malavet
$205.3K
Raised by the campaign
$159.3K
$187.1K
Spent by the campaign
$62.8K
$18.1K
Cash on hand
$96.5K
Campaign money: Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 29, 2026.
Source: Florida Division of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 29, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Samuel Vilchez Santiago
- 99%
- Jorge Malavet
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+22.7