Rachel Grage, a Democrat, won her party's 2026 primary for Florida's 5th congressional district with 65.1% of the vote and faces Republican incumbent John Rutherford in the general election on November 3.
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2026 race
Rachel Grage is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Florida's 5th congressional district.
The seat is held by Republican John Rutherford, who was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2024 and is again his party's nominee after a primary challenge from conservative podcaster and former radio host Mark Kaye.
Grage won the Democratic primary with 27,427 votes, or 65.1%, ahead of software developer Alex Hazen with 21.6% and project manager Mark Heggestad with 13.3%. Truck driver Eli Johnson also entered the Democratic race and later withdrew.
Grage faces Rutherford in the general election on November 3, 2026.