Democrat Pia Dandiya Wins House Seat in FL-22

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

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 HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 4, 2026

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

Follow live results here: https://t.co/6S3hFyitO3 pic.twitter.com/P7OGVjemPQ

— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 4, 2026

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

Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.

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