Stephen Elliott
Stephen Elliott (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 18, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2026
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)
Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 19
Victor Arias (D), Jim Schwartzel (R), Seth Haskin (No Party Affiliation), and Alexandra Zakhvatayev (No Party Affiliation) are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 19 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Victor Arias  (D) | |
 | Jim Schwartzel (R) | |
 | Seth Haskin (No Party Affiliation) | |
| Alexandra Zakhvatayev (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
Victor Arias (D) defeated Howard Sapp (D) and Robert Neeld (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victor Arias | 45.5 | 15,387 |
 | Howard Sapp | 41.1 | 13,886 | |
 | Robert Neeld | 13.4 | 4,537 | |
| Total votes: 33,810 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jared Kane (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 19 on August 18, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Schwartzel | 29.1 | 26,117 |
 | Catalina Lauf | 22.0 | 19,697 | |
 | Jim Oberweis | 15.7 | 14,087 | |
 | Madison Cawthorn | 8.5 | 7,583 | |
 | Chris Collins | 7.4 | 6,608 | |
 | Mike Pedersen | 6.2 | 5,572 | |
 | John Strand | 3.9 | 3,508 | |
 | Ola Hawatmeh | 2.8 | 2,530 | |
 | Greg Bukowski | 2.5 | 2,264 | |
 | Linda Sawyer | 1.8 | 1,643 | |
| Total votes: 89,609 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Byron Donalds (R)
- Stephen Elliott (R)
- John Fratto (R)
- Dylan Modarelli (R)
- Louis Shenker (R)
- Richard Youschak (R)
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Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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