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2002 Florida U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 2002 Florida U.S. House District 18 Election?

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen won the 2002 Florida U.S. House District 18 Election. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen received 103,512 popular votes (69.11%). The main challenger was Ray Chote (28.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Ros-Lehtinen and Chote

Ros-Lehtinen +40.5 pts · won by 60,660 votes
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanWINNER69.11%
103,512 votes
Ray ChoteDemocratic28.61%
42,852 votes
Orin Oppermanno party affiliation2.29%
3,423 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.