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In [[1994]] Whibbs was the Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, [[Florida's 1st District|District 1]]. Whibbs ran on a conservative platform and insisted he had "never voted for a Democrat," but could do more for the district as part of the Democratic majority.<ref>[http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/0199/010899b4.htm Who is Joe Scarborough?]</ref> He was endorsed by outgoing Congressman [[Earl Hutto]], despite Hutto's earlier assertion that he would not make an endorsement,<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CE6DC143FF936A15753C1A962958260&sec=&spon=&&scp=38 "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: THE SOUTH; Democrats Show Surprising Life in House Races."] ''New York Times'', October 25, 1994.</ref> but was defeated in the [[November 8]] general election by [[Joe Scarborough]]. It was one of the 54 congressional seats picked up by Republicans that [[Wikipedia:United States House of Representatives elections, 1994|election season]].