Elections Intelligence

Florida 16th District

OPEN SEAT
LIKELY R
Kelly Kirschner Democratic · Open-seat nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
21¢REPUBLICAN 85¢
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SG
Sydney Gruters Republican · Open-seat nominee
Also on the ballot: Mark Davis (I).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 19-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 85¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely RR 85¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Likely RR+18.96 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 85¢

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+18.96

Vern Buchanan (R)

59.48 — 40.52 · 2024 general election

def. Jan Schneider (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
3.7 to 1
Kelly Kirschner$296.5K
Sydney Gruters$1.09M

PULLED 08-24 · PERIOD 07-29 · 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 R settled · D settled · I settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄