Riding profile

FL-14

US House district — FL · Mixed · us fl

The question

FL-14: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Democrat

Toss-up

Probability
94%
Mean margin (pts)
2.6
P(close race)
94%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Democrat 51.3%
  • Republican 48.7%

    Mike Beltran

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

Democrat Republican
HereFL-14 51.3%48.7%
National averageUnited States 54.3% −3.0 44.9% +3.8

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

Projection track

How the projection has moved

District polls

Polls in this district

2 polls

Pollster Field dates Sample Pop. Topline Source
St. Pete Polls Florida Politics 14–Jul 15 469 LV
Democrat 46 Republican 39
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St. Pete Polls Florida Politics 14–Jul 15 469 LV
Democrat 46 Republican 38
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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-14, a mixed riding in FL, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 17-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 51% vote share, against 49% for the Republicans, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

CASTOR, KATHY

Sits with Democrat

Primary race

Primary results

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

Republican primary

Winner

Mike Beltran 45.6%

25,850 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Other Challenger

    Lambert, Brian Keith

  • Republican Challenger

    Beltran, Mike

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
16.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-14.0 pts

Redistricting impact

Where these voters came from

This district was redrawn under the 2025-2026 mid-decade redistricting. Composition by inherited old-district share:

  • Congressional District 16 (12016) 51%
  • Congressional District 14 (12014) 31%
  • Congressional District 15 (12015) 18%
Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026