Elections Intelligence

Kathy Castor

FL-14U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Toss-up to Lean D Favored
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What the Signal reads

Lean D

Castor is the Democratic incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Lean D. The market has Castor at 67¢ against Beltran's 32¢, up 5¢ since August 3. The polling average has Castor ahead by 8.7 points, and Castor leads 1.1 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Castor · Democratic contract
67.0¢
▲ 5.0¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Kathy Castor by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 75¢ · low 60¢Oct 12
Kathy CastorDemocratic · incumbent
67.0¢
Mike BeltranRepublican
32.0¢

293,075 traded · 183,816 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Castor v Beltran

Metric by metric
Castor
Beltran
67.0¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
32.0¢
$2.34M
RaisedFEC, through July 29
$2.12M
$1.74M
Cash on handFEC, through July 29
$1.94M
46.2%
Latest pollSt. Pete Polls · Jul 15
37.5%
U.S. Representativesince 2007
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

Florida 14th District
Latest poll
D+8.7

St. Pete Polls, July 15.

Prior result
D+15.4

2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Kathy Castor.

Fundraising
1.1 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through July 29.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWND+7.7 → R+10.5

Florida redrew its congressional map in a 2026 special session. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the new plan (HB 1-D) on May 4, 2026; it changed 21 of the state's 28 districts. It loses St. Petersburg and pairs Tampa-area territory with areas to the east and south. The new lines flip the district, going from Harris +7.7 to Trump +10.5 in the 2024 presidential vote.

The record this is read from ↗

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.