Republican Joe Strada wins Florida’s 11th Congressional District

Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects Republican victories in two Florida Congressional Districts. In the 11th District, small-business owner Joe Strada defeated Democrat James Pericola to succeed retiring Rep. Daniel Webster, maintaining a lead of nearly four percentage points in a race rated solid Republican by Cook Political Report. Simultaneously, Sydney Gruters, endorsed by President Trump and wife of RNC Chair Joe Gruters, is projected to win the 16th Congressional District, succeeding Rep. Vern Buchanan.