2022 Florida House of Representatives election

The 2022 Florida House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 United States elections. Florida voters elected state representatives in all 120 of the state's house districts. The 120 State Representatives serve four-year terms in the Florida House of Representatives. A primary election on August 23, 2022, determined which candidates appeared on the November 8 general election ballot.

2022 Florida House of Representatives elections

November 8, 2022

All 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Chris Sprowls (term-limited) Evan Jenne (term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since November 16, 2020 January 11, 2022
Leader's seat 65th — Palm Harbor 99th — Dania Beach
Last election 78 seats, 57.0% 42 seats, 42.6%
Seats won 85 35
Seat change 7 7
Popular vote 2,824,685 1,870,647
Percentage 59.36% 39.31%
Swing 2.39% 3.3%

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Following the 2020 state House of Representatives elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with a majority of 78 members. Democrats held 42 seats following the 2020 elections. Republicans expanded their House majority to 85, up from 78 in the last election, giving them a supermajority in the House. The concurrently held Senate elections also resulted in a supermajority, giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.

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