CalledUnofficial results
Florida House District 46
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Jose Alvarez won re-election by 37.4 points over Michael Cruz.
Jose AlvarezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%30,418
Michael CruzRepublican
30.4%13,629
Ivan A. RiveraNonpartisan
1.9%859
44,906 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.
Jose AlvarezMichael Cruz
$121.3K
Raised by the campaign
$7.2K
$99.7K
Spent by the campaign
$2.2K
$21.6K
Cash on hand
$5K
Campaign money: Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 26, 2026; Florida Division of Elections, through Sep 2, 2026.
Source: Florida Division of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Sep 2, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jose Alvarez
- >99%
- Michael Cruz
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+25.8
The candidates
Jose Alvarez (D)
Incumbent, Florida House of Representatives, first elected 2024Michael Cruz (R)
Incumbent, Florida House of Representatives, first elected 2024Michael Cruz (R)
Also on the ballot: Ivan A. Rivera (Nonpartisan), 1.9%