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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-9
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Darren Soto
Democratic
Incumbent
A Kissimmee attorney who practices commercial, civil rights and real estate law, Darren Soto served three terms in the Florida House beginning in 2007 and then in the Florida Senate, where his official House biography credits him with the Firefighter Death Ben…
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Ben Butler
Republican
Ninth-generation Florida dairy farmer and cattle rancher who helped build and operate Butler Oaks Farm and has served on the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board since Gov. Ron DeSantis first appointed him in 2019, per his campaign site. A f…
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Dan Green
Republican
Navy Reserve officer and national security author who was working at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development from 2019 to 2021, per his campaign site. He deployed mul…
About this race
Florida's 9th 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.