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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-5
John H. Rutherford
Top priorities
- Border security
- Lowering the cost of living
- Military installations and veterans
Per the campaign site.
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. His campaign site leads with President Trump's endorsement.
Rachel Grage
Top priorities
- Housing and insurance affordability
- Public education funding
- Protecting Medicare and Social Security
Per the campaign site.
About Rachel Grage
Biomedical engineer with bachelor's and master's engineering degrees from Tulane who researched cardiac interventions and therapies for children with cerebral palsy, per her campaign site; a mother of four running on affordability, education funding and protecting earned benefits, per her News4JAX questionnaire responses.
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.