2026 Florida U.S. House District 5 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Last reviewed September 23, 2026
Overview
Official Florida records identify William Lintag Upham as a qualified Write-in filing for U.S. House District 5. Final ballot placement has not yet been established from a current official ballot artifact.
Current race
2026 Florida U.S. House District 5 — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Experience
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Meet William.
Candidate-stated
Born and raised in a military family, William served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was medically retired as a First Lieutenant. He went on to serve as a prosecutor in Pensacola and Jacksonville, where he pursued justice for victims and enforced the law.
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Born and raised in a military family, William served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was medically retired as a First Lieutenant. He went on to serve as a prosecutor in Pensacola and Jacksonville, where he pursued justice for victims and enforced the law.
Florida's 5th deserves a representative who answers only to its people.
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Not lobbyists. Not party machinery. Not the cable-news circus that has hollowed out our politics. Just a Marine, a prosecutor, and a public servant — sent to Washington to do the job, and come home.
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Not lobbyists. Not party machinery. Not the cable-news circus that has hollowed out our politics. Just a Marine, a prosecutor, and a public servant — sent to Washington to do the job, and come home.
The door is open.
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A Marine. A prosecutor. A father of plain truth, plainly told. Running for Congress to put the working people of Florida ahead of the political class that has forgotten them.
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A Marine. A prosecutor. A father of plain truth, plainly told. Running for Congress to put the working people of Florida ahead of the political class that has forgotten them.
Raised in a military family.
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Raised in a military family.
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Raised in a military family.
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Meet William.
Candidate position
William is running as a Republican candidate for Congress to fix our broken political system and restore bipartisanship. He is driven by his faith in God and his belief that Republicans and Democrats can come together to move our country forward.
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William is running as a Republican candidate for Congress to fix our broken political system and restore bipartisanship. He is driven by his faith in God and his belief that Republicans and Democrats can come together to move our country forward.
Put Faith and Family First
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Put faith and family first in public decision-making.
Use family stability and moral responsibility as governing principles.
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