Riding profile

FL-7

US House district — FL · Mixed · us fl

The question

FL-7: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Republican

Toss-up

Probability
70%
Mean margin (pts)
1.7
P(close race)
99%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 50.5%

    Ryan Elijah

  • Democrat 49.5%

    Bale Dalton

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. FL-22Democrat68 %1.1 pt margin
  2. AZ-2Republican57 %1.1 pt margin
  3. OH-10Democrat60 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Republican Democrat
HereFL-7 50.5%49.5%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +5.6 54.3% −4.8

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

District polls

Polls in this district

1 poll

Pollster Field dates Sample Pop. Topline Source
Public Policy Polling 20–May 21 570 RV
Democrat 41 Republican 39
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District-level polls, topline only. Vote-Scope reports each published poll as the pollster released it; figures are not the Vote-Scope projection.

Editorial read

FL-7, a mixed riding in FL, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 13-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 50% vote share, against 50% for the Democrats, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

MILLS, CORY

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

Held Aug 18, 2026 · Official count — not yet certified

Democratic primary

Winner

Bale Dalton 45.5%

21,740 votes

Republican primary

Winner

Ryan Elijah 47.3%

31,532 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Challenger

    Dalton, Bale

  • Other Challenger

    Dennison, Christopher Allen

  • Republican Challenger

    Elijah, Ryan

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
13.1 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-11.4 pts
Last model run
Cycle
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