Elections Intelligence

Florida 18th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
Curtis Gibson Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
11¢REPUBLICAN 93.9¢
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Scott Franklin Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Deva Simmons (I).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 31-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 93.9¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Fundraising · Lean RR 69.63-to-1 in receipts. Market · Likely RR 93.9¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+30.6 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 93.9¢

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+30.6

Scott Franklin (R)

65.3 — 34.7 · 2024 general election

def. Andrea Doria Kale (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
R 69.63 to 1
Curtis Gibson$12.2K
Scott Franklin$850.0K

PULLED 08-24 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

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