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Florida District 08 candidates

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Florida District 08 roster

Florida District 08 lists 6 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 3
  • Republican: 2
  • Independent: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 6

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Colby ShockDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL082962026444May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Daphney Rosario Acevedo-CalvertRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL082622026252525May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026
Jennifer JenkinsDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL063992026454545October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Lacey VillarealIndependentchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL082882026999July 25, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Mike HaridopolosRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH4FL0816820261,1291,1291,129October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Paul Lyal DellingerDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL082702026666May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Colby Shock, Daphney Rosario Acevedo-Calvert, Jennifer Jenkins, Lacey Villareal, and Paul Lyal Dellinger.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Mike Haridopolos.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Colby Shock, Daphney Rosario Acevedo-Calvert, Jennifer Jenkins, Lacey Villareal, Mike Haridopolos, and Paul Lyal Dellinger.
  • 6 of 6 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 6 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 14, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 6 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 6 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 7, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Colby Shock

Democrat · U.S. House

Daphney Rosario Acevedo-Calvert

Republican · U.S. House

Jennifer Jenkins

Democrat · U.S. House

Lacey Villareal

Independent · U.S. House

Mike Haridopolos

Republican · U.S. House

Paul Lyal Dellinger

Democrat · U.S. House

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