Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, FL-05
John Rutherford
American politician (born 1952)
- Over
- Rachel Grage (Democratic), 43.6%
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-09
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +10.8, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
John Henry Rutherford is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as the U.S. representative from Florida's 5th congressional district since 2017.
More
A member of the Republican Party, his district encompasses southeast Jacksonville and all of St. Johns County.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- September 2, 1952 (age 74)
- Education
- Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, 1974
- Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Westside High School, 1970
- Occupation
- police officer, prison officer
- In Congress
- 5 House terms, since January 3, 2017
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, FL-05. Won over Rachel Grage.
- John H. Rutherford Republican · winner56.4%
- John Rutherford Republican · winnern/a
- Rachel Grage Democratic43.6%
- Rachel Grage Democraticn/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +10.8, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR JOHN RUTHERFORD. 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
0.4% of the $330,992 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)0.1%$1,184
- Individuals, itemized36.1%$329,807
- Other political committees (PACs)62.3%$569,500
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.4%$13,158
Employers donors listed
- EASTLAND PARTNERS$10,5003 contributions
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$9,50015 contributions
- STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS$9,5008 contributions
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC$7,0002 contributions
- ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC$7,0002 contributions
- CLEARPATH ACTION$7,0002 contributions
- CROSS POTOMAC CONSULTING LLC$7,0007 contributions
- FRP HOLDINGS, INC$7,0002 contributions
- GC LAND DEVELOPEMENT INC$7,0002 contributions
- ICEBREAKER STRATEGIES LLC$7,0002 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 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash e7a00a6a6132
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
3 subcommittees
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Homeland Security
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
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
- 9 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 338 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 9503: Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026Introduced June 29, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- H.R. 8842: FAST ActIntroduced May 15, 2026. Latest action May 18, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- H.R. 6068: PROTECT Florida ActIntroduced November 17, 2025. Latest action November 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 5699: Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025Introduced October 6, 2025. Latest action November 19, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held
- H.R. 2577: PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025Introduced April 1, 2025. Latest action April 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 2094: HELPER Act of 2025Introduced March 14, 2025. Latest action March 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 07a6f8f7f5e5
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
- johnrutherfordforcongress.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-2501
- Washington office
- 1711 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0905
- Campaign email
- Not on file
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
- 2024U.S. House, FL-05 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, FL-05 · General · won Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, FL-04 · General · won · 308,497 votes (61.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, FL-04 · General · won · 248,420 votes (65.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2003 to 2015sheriff Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6256043). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida&oldid=1384588629
- 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/John_Rutherford_(Florida_politician)
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6256043
- 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/H6FL04105/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Rutherford_115th_Congress_photo.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SheriffJohnRutherford.jpg
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://rutherford.house.gov/about/biography
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