Garcia v. Curbelo: The battle for Florida's 26th Congressional seat

Democratic Congressman Joe Garcia, 51, is a lawyer, energy-policy expert, and representative for the 26th district, which stretches from southwestern Miami down to Key West. He is an incumbent of just one term — not long enough to be viewed as an institutional breadwinner for the area, but in this unfriendly electoral climate, just long enough to seem like part of the problem in the far-off mess of Washington, D.C. His challenger, Carlos Curbelo, is a 34-year-old Miami-Dade School Board member and Republican consultant who portrays himself as a fresh alternative.

Photographer Charles Ommanney spent a few days with the candidates.
Here's a look.

(Read more from this story by Reid Cherlin for Yahoo News)

Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries and follow us on Tumblr!