Riding profile

FL-21

US House district — FL · Mixed · us fl

The question

FL-21: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Republican

Toss-up

Probability
99%
Mean margin (pts)
5.2
P(close race)
47%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 52.6%
  • Democrat 47.4%

    James Martin

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-21 52.6%47.4%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +7.7 54.3% −6.9

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

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

FL-21, a mixed riding in FL, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 24-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 53% vote share, against 47% for the Democrats, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

MAST, BRIAN

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

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

Democratic primary

Winner

James T. Martin 50.4%

24,045 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Challenger

    Martin, James

  • Other Challenger

    Cooke, Alexander R

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
24.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-19.1 pts
Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026