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Florida District 18 candidates

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Florida District 18 roster

Florida District 18 lists 4 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 2
  • Nonpartisan: 1
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 4

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Curtis GibsonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL182122026212121July 25, 2026May 5, 2026July 25, 2026
Deva SimmonsNonpartisanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL182042026141414July 25, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Scott FranklinRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH0FL151042026434343October 19, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Tiffanie Shavon LuongDemocraticchallengerWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL182202026888July 25, 2026May 5, 2026September 20, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Curtis Gibson, Deva Simmons, and Tiffanie Shavon Luong.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Scott Franklin.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Curtis Gibson, Deva Simmons, Scott Franklin, and Tiffanie Shavon Luong.
  • 4 of 4 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 4 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from July 25, 2026 to October 19, 2026.
  • 4 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 4 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 17, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Curtis Gibson

Democrat · U.S. House

Deva Simmons

Nonpartisan · U.S. House

Scott Franklin

Republican · U.S. House

Tiffanie Shavon Luong

Democrat · U.S. House

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