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Florida House District 61
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Linda Chaney won re-election by 3.4 points over May Thach.
Linda ChaneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%39,077
May ThachDemocrat
48.3%36,533
75,610 votes
Source: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
May ThachLinda Chaney
$36.2K
Raised by the campaign
$287.4K
$18.6K
Spent by the campaign
$103.3K
$17.6K
Cash on hand
$184.2K
Campaign money: Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 28, 2026; Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 29, 2026.
Source: Florida Division of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 28, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- May Thach
- 30%
- Linda Chaney
- 70%
- Projected margin
- R+3.7