Samuel Vilchez Santiago
Candidate for Florida House District 43 · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Florida House District 43 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Florida Division of Elections — Candidate Tracking System, 2026 election extract: State Representative 043, status 'Qualified' after the 08/18/2026 primary · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Florida House District 43 covers
Covers part of Orange County.
Includes Orlando (part), Alafaya (part), Azalea Park, Rio Pinar and Union Park (part).
33 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · 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; Orange County Supervisor of Elections, 2024_Precincts (official; 2022 results via the SOE's 2022_Precincts layer)
Results
Certified results for Florida House District 43
State Representative District 43
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johanna LopezDemocrat | Democrat | 35,509 | 57.3% |
| Joseph "Joe" MelendezRepublican | Republican | 26,413 | 42.7% |
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 43
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johanna LopezDemocrat | Democrat | 22,146 | 57.4% |
| Christopher WrightRepublican | Republican | 16,427 | 42.6% |
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 43
- Jorge MalavetRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Samuel 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 Oct 4, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_qegvh3w33.
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