Joe Garcia, U.S. Representative

Joe Garcia

U.S. Representative
Born
October 19, 1963
Current age
62
Home state
Florida
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2008–2016
1-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Garcia506,451
Opponents578,649
5
Elections run

Between 2008 and 2016, Joe Garcia ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 4. Garcia's biggest single-election total was 135,694 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Florida's District 26.

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How many votes has Joe Garcia received?

Joe Garcia has received 506,451 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–4.

Election history

Joe Garcia’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. HouseFloridaLost115,49341.17%Carlos Curbelo (head-to-head)
Jose Peixoto (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseFloridaLost78,30648.54%Carlos Curbelo (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseFloridaWon135,69453.64%David Rivera (head-to-head)
Angel Fernandez

Jose Peixoto (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseFloridaLost61,13842.59%David Rivera (head-to-head)
Roly Arrojo

Craig Porter
2008U.S. HouseFloridaLost115,82046.95%Mario Diaz-Balart
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000573) and Wikidata (Q3182488). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joe Garcia: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joe-garcia-florida. 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.