Democrat Pia Dandiya has won the House seat in Florida's 22nd Congressional District.
This district was created when Florida redrew its maps ahead of the midterm elections. Occupied by Democrat Lois Frankel, it shifted a Democrat-leaning district to more of a toss up. The 22nd District had no incumbent, as Frankel now represents FL-23 under the new maps.
Dandiya is a former White House aide and teacher. She won the Democrat primary on August 18. She beat fellow Democrat Kaysia Earley.
Here's my story. It is my dream to build a campaign worthy of my home state. Let's do better - together 🇺🇸#piaforcongress pic.twitter.com/ETHZYl857n
— Pia Dandiya (@PiaforCongress) May 29, 2026
She jumped to an early lead that Askar could not overcome.
DDHQ Race Update (est. 29% in): Florida US House 22
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 4, 2026
Pia Dandiya (D): 54,990 (63.3%)
Casey Askar (R): 31,846 (36.7%)
Follow more results here:https://t.co/El2czVChws pic.twitter.com/5zByZYb4RV
Decision Desk called the race for Dandiya shortly after 8 PM Eastern.
Decision Desk HQ projects Pia Dandiya wins the FL US House 22 General Election#DecisionMade: 8:05 PM EST
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 4, 2026
Follow live results here: https://t.co/6S3hFyitO3 pic.twitter.com/P7OGVjemPQ
With 95 percent of the vote in, Dandiya was up 52.23 percent to Askar's 47.77 percent.
Democrat Pia Dandiya will defeat Republican Casey Askar in #FL22, one of the newly R-drawn seats @DecisionDeskHQ projects
— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) November 4, 2026