Tom Vail
Ran for Florida House District 25 · 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 025, status 'Defeated' · read Aug 18, 2026
The District
What Florida House District 25 covers
Covers part of Lake County.
Includes Groveland, Clermont, Leesburg (part), Mascotte, Four Corners (part), Minneola, Yalaha (part), Howey-in-the-Hills, Astatula, Ferndale, Montverde and Okahumpka.
55 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; Lake County GIS voting precincts (fl-lake-2026) for 2022 and 2024
Results
Certified results for Florida House District 25
State Representative District 25
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor YarkoskyRepublican | Republican | 63,094 | 60.0% |
| Fody Merritt JrDemocrat | Democrat | 41,984 | 40.0% |
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 25
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor YarkoskyRepublican | Republican | 46,542 | 66.0% |
| Banks HelfrichNo party affiliation | No party affiliation | 23,969 | 34.0% |
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 25
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom LeekRepublican | Republican | 65,675 | 62.7% |
| Sarah ZutterDemocrat | Democrat | 36,696 | 35.0% |
| Joseph "Joe" HannoushLibertarian | Libertarian | 2,407 | 2.3% |
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 25
- Taylor YarkoskyRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Farmer Banks HelfrichDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_pyjg7vqhh.
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