Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / FL-14Florida's 14th district 2026 · held by Democrats · new 2026 map

Kathy Castor is favored in FL-14

Kathy Castor78%Democrat · incumbent
Mike Beltran22%Republican
Median marginD+4.080%: R+3.0 to D+12.0
Cook PVIR+42026 lines
Tipping point2.5%decides the majority
District pollsD+7.02 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 1.5 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookToss-up
Inside ElectionsLean R
SabatoToss-up
Race to the WHToss-up
EconomistLean D
Split TicketLean D
DDHQLean D
FiftyPlusOneLean D
Fox NewsLean R
Silver BulletinLikely D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Emerson CollegeOct 14315 LV48–43 D+5.0
St. Pete Polls/FloridaPolitics.comJul 15469 LV46.2–37.5 D+8.7