David Rivera, U.S. Representative

David Rivera

U.S. Representative
Born
September 16, 1965
Current age
60
Home state
Florida
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2010–2012
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rivera183,679
Opponents212,831
2
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2012, David Rivera ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Rivera's biggest single-election total was 108,820 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Florida's District 26. Rivera's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Florida's District 25, decided by 13,721 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Florida's District 26, every U.S. House race in Florida's District 25, or all 2012 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David Rivera received?

David Rivera has received 183,679 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

David Rivera’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. HouseFloridaLost108,82043.02%Joe Garcia (head-to-head)
Angel Fernandez

Jose Peixoto
2010U.S. HouseFloridaWon74,85952.15%Joe Garcia (head-to-head)
Roly Arrojo

Craig Porter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000590) and Wikidata (Q1176340). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Rivera: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-rivera. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.