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Florida District 05 candidates

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Florida District 05 roster

Florida District 05 lists 9 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 5
  • Republican: 4

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 9

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Alexander HazenDemocraticchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL052842026888July 25, 2026May 5, 2026July 25, 2026
David Hodson DrewDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL052432026444May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Donald Albert MuirheidRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL052762026444May 7, 2026May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Eli JohnsonDemocraticchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL052192026383838July 25, 2026May 5, 2026July 25, 2026
John RutherfordRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL0410520265,6355,6355,635October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Mark KayeRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL052012026101010August 11, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Mark Peter HeggestadDemocraticchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL052352026888July 25, 2026May 5, 2026September 20, 2026
Rachel GrageDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL052502026101010October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
William Lintag UphamRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL052922026888August 17, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Alexander Hazen, David Hodson Drew, Donald Albert Muirheid, Eli Johnson, Mark Kaye, Mark Peter Heggestad, Rachel Grage, and William Lintag Upham.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for John Rutherford.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 9 profiles, including Alexander Hazen, David Hodson Drew, Donald Albert Muirheid, Eli Johnson, John Rutherford, Mark Kaye, Mark Peter Heggestad, and Rachel Grage, and 1 more.
  • 9 of 9 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 9 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 7, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 9 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 9 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from July 21, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Alexander Hazen

Democrat · U.S. House

David Hodson Drew

Democrat · U.S. House

Donald Albert Muirheid

Republican · U.S. House

Eli Johnson

Democrat · U.S. House

John Rutherford

Republican · U.S. House

Mark Kaye

Republican · U.S. House

Mark Peter Heggestad

Democrat · U.S. House

Rachel Grage

Democrat · U.S. House

William Lintag Upham

Republican · U.S. House

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