Florida's 8th District
U.S. House · Florida
Mike Haridopolos won re-election by 6.3 points over Jennifer Jenkins.
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 sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| STAND FOR FREEDOM PACFor Haridopolos | $197K | |
| AMERICAN MISSIONFor Haridopolos | $194.6K | |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSFor Haridopolos | $149.9K | |
| EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC.For Jenkins | $12 |
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Haridopolos ahead by 11.6. Haridopolos won by 6.3: a 5.3-point miss toward Republicans.
- Poll with Jenkins ahead
- Poll with Haridopolos ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Jenkins | Haridopolos | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling for Jennifer Jenkins's campaignD-sponsored | Jul 17–Jul 18 | 633 RV | 35 | 44 | R+9 | R+11.6 | −2.7 | B+ | floridapolitics.com ↗ |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Jul 18, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jennifer Jenkins
- 6%
- Mike Haridopolos
- 94%
- Projected margin
- R+9.8