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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-5
John H. Rutherford
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Border security
- Lowering the cost of living
- Military installations and veterans
About John H. Rutherford
Congressman and former three-term Jacksonville sheriff seeking a sixth House term, per News4JAX; he serves on the House Appropriations Committee and spent 12 years as sheriff, per his News4JAX questionnaire responses.
Rachel Grage
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower costs: affordable health premiums, prescriptions and home insurance
- Protect Medicare and Social Security: safeguard earned benefits for the long term
- Accountability in government: open campaign finance, less big money in politics
About Rachel Grage
Biomedical engineer with bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering from Tulane University who researched biomechanics, cardiac interventions and therapies for children with cerebral palsy, per her campaign site; a mother of four and a former elected president of her homeowners association, per her campaign site.
About this race
Florida's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Florida primary is Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.