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Florida House District 78
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Susan Frantz held the seat for Republicans, winning by 8.3 points over Cindy Banyai.
Susan FrantzRepublican · winner
54.1%35,569
Cindy BanyaiDemocrat
45.9%30,119
65,688 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.
Cindy BanyaiSusan Frantz
$13.9K
Raised by the campaign
$303.7K
$9.5K
Spent by the campaign
$221.8K
$4.3K
Cash on hand
$81.9K
Campaign money: Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 29, 2026.
Source: Florida Division of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 29, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Cindy Banyai
- 7%
- Susan Frantz
- 93%
- Projected margin
- R+10.8