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Hector Mujica
Hector Mujica (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Florida. He will not appear on the ballot for the special Democratic primary on August 18, 2026.
Mujica also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 28th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on August 18, 2026.
Elections
2026
U.S. House Florida District 28
See also: Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2026
Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)
Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)
General election
The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 28
Eddy Rojas (No Party Affiliation) is running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 28 on November 3, 2026.
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| | Eddy Rojas (No Party Affiliation) | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 28
Phil Ehr (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 28 on August 18, 2026.
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| | Phil Ehr | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Henry (D)
- Roberto Mieses-Robleto (D)
- Hector Mujica (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 28
Incumbent Carlos Gimenez (R) and Royland Lara (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 28 on August 18, 2026.
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| | Carlos Gimenez | |
| Royland Lara | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Herrera Macuran (R)
Endorsements
Mujica received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)
- U.S. Rep. D. Adam Smith (D)
- Alex Vindman (D) -
U.S. Senate Florida
See also: United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026
United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)
United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)
General election
The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Special general election for U.S. Senate Florida
Pano Churchill and Neil Gillespie are running in the special general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 3, 2026.
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| Pano Churchill (No Party Affiliation) | ||
| Neil Gillespie (No Party Affiliation) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida
Angela Nixon and Alex Vindman are running in the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 18, 2026.
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| Angela Nixon | ||
| Alex Vindman | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Weil (D)
- Shawn Bettis (D)
- Evelyn McBride (D)
- Frank DiMola (D)
- Dennis Stevens (D)
- Alan Grayson (D)
- Joey Atkins (D)
- Tamika Lyles (D)
- Hector Mujica (D)
- Charles Gould (D)
- Paul Ron Cruz (D)
- Jennifer Jenkins (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida
Incumbent Ashley B. Moody, Chris Gleason, Neelam Perry, and Ernie Rivera are running in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 18, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jake Lang (R)
- A.C. Toulme (R)
- Michaelangelo Hamilton (R)
- Ashley Baptiste (R)
Endorsements
Mujica received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- State Rep. D. Adam Smith (D)
Campaign themes
2026
U.S. House Florida District 28
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hector Mujica did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
U.S. Senate Florida
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hector Mujica did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
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