Riding profile

FL-15

US House district — FL · Mixed · us fl

The question

FL-15: a safe seat for the Republicans?

Current forecast

Republican

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
9.0
P(close race)
3%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 54.5%
  • Democrat 45.5%

    Robert People

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-15 54.5%45.5%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +9.6 54.3% −8.8

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

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

FL-15, a mixed riding in FL, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 37-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 54% vote share, against 46% for the Democrats, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

LEE, LAUREL

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

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

Democratic primary

Winner

Robert People 53.6%

22,201 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Challenger

    People, Robert

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
37.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-28.4 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 12 (12012) 84%
  • Congressional District 15 (12015) 14%
Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026