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2008 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ginny Brown-Waite won the 2008 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Ginny Brown-Waite received 265,186 popular votes (61.15%). The main challenger was John Russell (38.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown-Waite and Russell

Brown-Waite +22.3 pts · won by 96,740 votes
Ginny Brown-WaiteRepublicanWINNER61.15%
265,186 votes
John RussellDemocratic38.85%
168,446 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.