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Florida’s 21st District

U.S. House · FL-21

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

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 94% chance of winning, with an average lead of 13.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 15%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 56.2%

    Brian Mast, incumbent

  • Democrat 43.8%

    James T. Martin

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

What Orbit says

Orbit, our experimental model, picks the same favourite as our main forecast: the Republican, with a 63% chance (94% according to Harfang des neiges).

ModelFavouriteChance
Harfang des neigesRepublican94%
OrbitRepublican63%
50/50 blendRepublican78%

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-21 56.2%43.8%
National averageUnited States 43.9%+12.4 54.9%−11.1

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 over14.0% (± 0.4)

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

Brian Mast · Republican

Primary results

Held August 18, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary James T. Martin 50.4% 24,045 votes
Republican primary Brian Mast 0.0%

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Brian Mast

    source
  • Democrat Challenger

    James T. Martin

    source
  • Other Challenger

    Cooke, Alexander R

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 24.3 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 13.0 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • FL-23 Democrat, safe seat
  • FL-9 Democrat, toss-up
  • FL-22 Democrat, toss-up
  • FL-20 Democrat, safe seat
  • FL-25 Democrat, toss-up
  • FL-26 Republican, safe seat

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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  3. MI-4Republican56%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated