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Florida’s 7th District

U.S. House · FL-7

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 58% chance of winning, with an average lead of 6.7 points.

Toss-up. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 46%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 50.8%

    Ryan Elijah

  • Democrat 49.2%

    Bale Dalton

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Republican Democrat
FL-7 50.8%49.2%
National averageUnited States 44.2%+6.5 54.5%−5.3

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 over19.4% (± 0.3)

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

Cory Lee Mills · Republican

Primary results

Held August 18, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary Bale Dalton 45.5% 21,740 votes
Republican primary Ryan Elijah 47.3% 31,532 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Challenger

    Bale Dalton

    source
  • Other Challenger

    Dennison, Christopher Allen

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

  • Republican Challenger

    Ryan Elijah

    source

Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 13.1 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 6.7 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • FL-10 Democrat, safe seat
  • FL-6 Republican, safe seat
  • FL-8 Republican, competitive
  • FL-11 Republican, toss-up
  • FL-18 Republican, competitive
  • FL-5 Republican, safe seat

Watch list

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The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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  3. VA-1Republican58%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated