Melton Little
Ran for Florida House District 71 · Republican
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Republican primary on August 18, 2026 — Florida Division of Elections — Candidate Tracking System, 2026 election extract: State Representative 071, status 'Defeated' · read Aug 18, 2026
The District
What Florida House District 71 covers
Covers part of Manatee County.
Includes Bradenton, Longboat Key (part), Palmetto, Cortez, Ellenton, Memphis, South Bradenton (part), Holmes Beach, Samoset, West Bradenton, Bayshore Gardens (part), Bradenton Beach and 2 more.
119 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: Alachua County Supervisor of Elections, Voting Precincts layer; Broward County Supervisor of Elections, VoterPrecincts2026 layer; Volusia County Supervisor of Elections, Precincts layer (Election_Voter MapServer/1); Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, Hillsborough County Precincts layer; Palm Beach County, Voting Precincts (maps.co.palm-beach.fl.us OpenData); Pinellas County GIS,; Miami-Dade County, Precinct layer (MDPublisher Precinct_gdb) — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs kept elsewhere in the state; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Manatee County GIS, commissioners/County_Commissioners FeatureServer layer 8 Voter Precincts (fl-manatee-2022)
Results
Certified results for Florida House District 71
State Representative District 71
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will RobinsonRepublican | Republican | 44,548 | 59.6% |
| Adriaan J. DeVilliersDemocrat | Democrat | 30,241 | 40.4% |
Official results (Florida Division of Elections precinct-level file, compiled from county SOE submissions) · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — Precinct-Level Election…
State Representative District 71
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will RobinsonRepublican | Republican | 51,751 | 57.8% |
| Andy MeleDemocrat | Democrat | 37,745 | 42.2% |
Official results (Florida Division of Elections precinct-level file, compiled from county SOE submissions) · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — Precinct-Level Election…
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Florida House District 71
- Ocean FittsDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Joseph HoolihanIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Jordan VarnadoreRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Melton yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_e3j7eea44.
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