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FL-26House

Solid R

Incumbent: Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

Diaz-Balart leads · R +15.2

Chance of winning

Nicole Locklin, DemocraticNicole Locklin (D)Mario Diaz-Balart, RepublicanMario Diaz-Balart (R)

1%99%

ForecastR +15.2PollsNone yetResultsProjected: R +0.7

Likely range

Margin points
Forecast
R +6.5R +24.0
D +8.7EvenR +39.2

8.0% of modeled margins fall between R +14.5 and R +15.9.

Betting market

For comparison

The betting market's price against the forecast's chance, for each side
Locklin (D)Diaz-Balart (R)
15¢Kalshi86¢
1%Forecast99%

Traders less sure of Diaz-Balart by 13 pointsTraders are 13 points less sure of Diaz-Balart than the forecast: 86¢ against 99%.Kalshi

Polls

No polls of this race yet.

  1. Nicole Locklin (D)112,874 votes49.1%
  2. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)projected winnerProjected114,578 votes49.9%
  3. Deborah Hosey (I)2,352 votes1.0%
Est. vote in
~95%229,804 votes
Checked
39 min agocivicAPI (opens in a new tab), unofficial
Cast before Election Day
128,626University of Florida Election Lab (opens in a new tab), updated Oct 31

Forecast before the vote · win chance and margin Diaz-Balart 99%, R +15.2Result Diaz-Balart won by 0.7

Betting market

For comparison

The betting market's price against the forecast's chance, for each side
Locklin (D)Diaz-Balart (R)
15¢Kalshi86¢
1%Forecast99%

Traders less sure of Diaz-Balart by 13 pointsTraders are 13 points less sure of Diaz-Balart than the forecast: 86¢ against 99%.Kalshi

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