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Florida District 26 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Florida District 26

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U.S. House, Florida District 26 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Nicole Locklin
35%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
INDOn the ballot
Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Mario Diaz-Balart incumbent
65%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentMario Diaz-Balart

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
65% Mario Diaz-Balart · RepublicanChance to win, between the two named candidates
REP Mario Diaz-Balart 65%
DEM Nicole Locklin 35%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI) Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Prior result, this seat Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

Side by side

3 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-09-30, 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMLocklinINDHoseyREPDiaz-Balart
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Nicole Locklin$599,526.70through 2026-10-14
Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey$10,780.11through 2026-09-30
Mario Diaz-Balart$2,763,195.61through 2026-10-14
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Nicole Locklin$489,536.92through 2026-10-14
Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey$8,404.71through 2026-09-30
Mario Diaz-Balart$2,906,303.14through 2026-10-14
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Nicole Locklin$109,989.78through 2026-10-14
Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey$2,375.40through 2026-09-30
Mario Diaz-Balart$1,676,212.67through 2026-10-14
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Nicole LocklinNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Deborah Ann Meidinger HoseyNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Mario Diaz-BalartNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Nicole LocklinNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Deborah Ann Meidinger HoseyNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Mario Diaz-BalartNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

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Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    not available

    Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.

    Prior result, this seat

    not available

    Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Sep 30, 2026 or Oct 14, 2026, by candidate) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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