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Florida’s 11th District

U.S. House · FL-11

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 67% chance of winning, with an average lead of 7.2 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 43%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 51.8%

    Joe Strada

  • Democrat 48.2%

    James Pericola

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

What Orbit says

Orbit, our experimental model, picks the same favourite as our main forecast: the Republican, with a 60% chance (67% according to Harfang des neiges).

ModelFavouriteChance
Harfang des neigesRepublican67%
OrbitRepublican60%
50/50 blendRepublican64%

Figures as of November 2, 2026. The blend averages the two chances; in replays of the 2018 and 2022 Quebec elections, it beat our main forecast on its own.

Every race according to Orbit

Compared with the average

Republican Democrat
FL-11 51.8%48.2%
National averageUnited States 43.9%+7.9 54.9%−6.7

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Polls in this district

1 poll

Each poll as the pollster published it; these are not the Vote-Scope projection. When a pollster tests several ballots (with or without a given candidate), each one is shown as a scenario.

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over16.2% (± 0.5)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Current member

Royal Webster · Republican

Primary results

Held August 18, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary James Pericola 46.4% 20,828 votes
Republican primary Joe Strada 33.5% 27,381 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Open seat

    James Pericola

    source
  • Republican Open seat

    Joe Strada

    source

Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 20.6 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 7.2 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • FL-10 Democrat, safe seat
  • FL-15 Republican, competitive
  • FL-18 Republican, competitive
  • FL-12 Republican, competitive
  • FL-6 Republican, safe seat
  • FL-7 Republican, toss-up

Watch list

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The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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Forecast updated