2026 midterm forecast

Florida House

All 28 House seats

Forecast published October 30, 2026 · Election Day is November 3, 2026

Foresight forecast

New map for 2026

Expected seats

8 D · 20 R

of 28

Seats today

8 D · 20 R

Statewide House vote

R+6.1

83% R · ±13 points, 95% range

Democrats 47%Republicans 53%

Statewide two-party House vote · 14% of likely voters undecided

Key insights

Four Democratic-held Florida House seats now lean Republican

Florida has 28 House seats and new district lines for 2026. Republicans are favored to flip four seats Democrats hold today, FL-09, FL-14, FL-22 and FL-25. FL-14 is the closest race in the state, with Republicans up by just 1.1 points.

The suburbs lean Republican by 4.8 points, while cities favor Democrats by 7.7. Voters without a degree back Republicans by 11.8, a wider margin than the 8.5 Democrats get from college graduates.

The race

Florida elects 28 members of the U.S. House. Today's delegation: 8 Democrats and 20 Republicans. The 2026 election uses a new congressional map.

District by district

Foresight's forecast for each district, as drawn for 2026.

DistrictCandidatesHeld byMarginChanceRating
FL-01Gay Valimont (D) vs. Jimmy Patronis (R)RR+31.0>99% RSafe R
FL-02Amanda Green (D) vs. Austin Rogers (R)RR+9.185% RLikely R
FL-03Seth Harp (D) vs. Kat Cammack (R)RR+15.296% RSafe R
FL-04LaShonda L.J. Holloway (D) vs. Aaron Bean (R)RR+3.063% RLean R
FL-05Rachel Grage (D) vs. John Rutherford (R)RR+13.694% RLikely R
FL-06Eric Yonce (D) vs. Randy Fine (R)RR+24.5>99% RSafe R
FL-07Bale Dalton (D) vs. Ryan Elijah (R)RR+6.176% RLean R
FL-08Jennifer Jenkins (D) vs. Mike Haridopolos (R)RR+10.388% RLikely R
FL-09Darren Soto (D) vs. Dan Green (R)DR+9.787% RLikely RFlip
FL-10Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D)DDecided (D)—Decided
FL-11James Pericola (D) vs. Joe Strada (R)RR+7.781% RLikely R
FL-12Kimberly Overman (D) vs. Gus M. Bilirakis (R)RR+7.982% RLikely R
FL-13Leela Gray (D) vs. Anna Paulina Luna (R)RR+5.574% RLean R
FL-14Kathy Castor (D) vs. Mike Beltran (R)DR+1.155% RToss-upFlip
FL-15Robert People (D) vs. Laurel Lee (R)RR+13.294% RLikely R
FL-16Kelly Kirschner (D) vs. Sydney Gruters (R)RR+8.383% RLikely R
FL-17Matthew Montavon (D) vs. Greg Steube (R)RR+16.297% RSafe R
FL-18Curtis Gibson (D) vs. Scott Franklin (R)RR+10.088% RLikely R
FL-19Victor Arias (D) vs. Jim Schwartzel (R)RR+24.8>99% RSafe R
FL-20Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) vs. Brent Andersen (R)DD+42.0>99% DSafe D
FL-21James Martin (D) vs. Brian Mast (R)RR+9.486% RLikely R
FL-22Pia Dandiya (D) vs. Casey Askar (R)DR+5.775% RLean RFlip
FL-23Lois Frankel (D) vs. Deborah Adeimy (R)DD+20.799% DSafe D
FL-24Oliver Gilbert (D) vs. Te Brown (R)DD+46.9>99% DSafe D
FL-25Jared Evan Moskowitz (D) vs. Scott Singer (R)DR+3.567% RLean RFlip
FL-26Nicole Locklin (D) vs. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)RR+11.892% RLikely R
FL-27Eliott Rodriguez (D) vs. Maria Elvira Salazar (R)RR+5.473% RLean R
FL-28Phil Ehr (D) vs. Carlos Giménez (R)RR+17.698% RSafe R

Vote by group

Own vote of likely voters in each group, two-party margin.DemocratsRepublicans

Age

18–29
D+40.5
30–44
R+2.7
45–64
R+11.9
65+
R+13.0

Gender

Women
D+3.5
Men
R+13.1

Education

College grad
D+8.5
No degree
R+11.8

Area

Urban
D+7.7
Suburban
R+4.8
Rural
R+41.8

By county

Foresight's margin in each county.

D+30+
D+15–30
D+4–15
Within 4
R+4–15
R+15–30
R+30+

County margins in points. Faded: fewer than 5 respondents. Blank: no respondents.

How this forecast is made: read the method.