Elections Intelligence

Florida 26th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
Nicole Locklin Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
13¢REPUBLICAN 91¢
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Mario Diaz-Balart Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey (I).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 42-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 91¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Fundraising · Lean RR 5.93-to-1 in receipts. Market · Likely RR 91¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+41.84 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 91¢

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+41.84

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

70.92 — 29.08 · 2024 general election

def. Joey Atkins (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
R 5.93 to 1
Nicole Locklin$347.7K
Mario Diaz-Balart$2.06M

PULLED 08-24 · PERIOD 07-29 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

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