Elections Intelligence

Florida 5th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
RG
Rachel Grage Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
9.6¢REPUBLICAN 92¢
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John H. Rutherford Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: William Lintag Upham (other).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 26-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 92¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely RR 92¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+26.15 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 92¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+26.15

John Rutherford (R)

63.07 — 36.92 · 2024 general election

def. Jay McGovern (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
John H. Rutherford$726.7K

PULLED 08-24 · PERIOD 07-29 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-18 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled · other settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄