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2008 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 2008 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election?

Gus Michael Bilirakis won the 2008 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election. Gus Michael Bilirakis received 216,591 popular votes (62.17%). The main challenger was Bill Mitchell (36.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Bilirakis and Mitchell

Bilirakis +25.9 pts · won by 90,245 votes
Gus Michael BilirakisRepublicanWINNER62.17%
216,591 votes
Bill MitchellDemocratic36.27%
126,346 votes
John Johnny K. Kalimniosno party affiliation0.97%
3,394 votes
Richard O. Emmonsterm limits for the united states congress0.59%
2,042 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.