Elections Intelligence

Florida 14th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN D
Kathy Castor Democratic · Incumbent
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 71¢REPUBLICAN 31¢
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Mike Beltran Republican · Challenger
Also on the ballot: Brian Lambert (L), Salomon Hernandez Sr. (other) and Keith Varian (other).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 15-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 71¢ today.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Prior result · Likely DD+15.36 in 2024. Polling · Lean DD+8.7 — St. Pete Polls, Jul 16. Market · Lean DD 71¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 11¢ toward the Democrat in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 71¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+8.7
St. Pete Polls ↗ C- Jul 14 - 15 · n=469 LV D+8.7 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+15.36

Kathy Castor (D)

56.95 — 41.59 · 2024 general election

def. Robert Rochford (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.1 to 1
Kathy Castor$2.34M
Mike Beltran$2.12M

PULLED 08-24 · PERIOD 03-31 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-18 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled · L settled · other no primary COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄