Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, FL-08
Mike Haridopolos
American politician (born 1970)
- Over
- Jennifer Jenkins (Democratic), 46.8%
- Votes
- 169,928 (20,261 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +10.0, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Michael John Haridopolos is an American politician, lobbyist, and former educator serving as the U.S. representative from Florida's 8th congressional district since 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- March 15, 1970 (age 56)
- Education
- Garden City High School, 1988
- Stetson University, Bachelor of Arts, 1992
- University of Arkansas, Master of Arts, 1993
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 1 House term, since January 3, 2025
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, FL-08. Won with 53.2%, 6.3 points ahead over Jennifer Jenkins.
- Mike Haridopolos Republican · winner53.2%
- Mike Haridopolos Republican · winnern/a
- Jennifer Jenkins Democratic46.8%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +10.0, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +6.3
- Difference
- 3.7 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: MIKE HARIDOPOLOS FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
4.5% of the $943,081 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)2.1%$42,398
- Individuals, itemized44.0%$900,682
- Other political committees (PACs)41.1%$842,750
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts12.9%$263,407
Employers donors listed
- LIVINGSTON STREET CAPITAL$21,0004 contributions
- BANSBACH EASYLIFT$14,0004 contributions
- CORCORAN PARTNERS$14,0004 contributions
- ICI HOMES$14,0004 contributions
- GEORGE E WARREN LLC$12,0003 contributions
- BALLARD PARTNERS$11,0419 contributions
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL, INC.$8,7505 contributions
- MARTAC$8,0629 contributions
- MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF BREVARD$8,0005 contributions
- BRIAN GLACKIN ASSOCIATES, LLC$7,7505 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash d41e1016c237
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
3 subcommittees
- Oversight and Investigations
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
- Capital Markets
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
1 subcommittees
- Space and Aeronautics (Chair)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 6 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 266 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10781: National American History and Founders Month ActIntroduced October 9, 2026. Latest action October 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 9907: LEARN AI ActIntroduced July 23, 2026. Latest action July 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9651: Space Ready 2.0 ActIntroduced July 13, 2026. Latest action July 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- H.R. 8851: One Giant LEAP ActIntroduced May 15, 2026. Latest action May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- H.R. 4091: LEDGER ActIntroduced June 24, 2025. Latest action June 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.R. 3343: Greenlighting Growth ActIntroduced May 13, 2025. Latest action July 22, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash cb621037b6e1
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- haridopolos.house.gov official
- Office phone
- 202-225-3671
- Washington office
- 1039 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0908
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 3:35 AM ET
- 2025 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2024U.S. House, FL-08 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2010 to 2012President of the Florida Senate Wikidata
- 2003 to 2012member of the State Senate of Florida Wikidata
- 2000 to 2003member of the Florida House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6847137). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/FederalOffices/USSenator
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 3:35 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Haridopolos
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6847137
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4FL08168/
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