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Florida › Florida State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Florida State Senate District 34

Gantt is very likely to win: Gantt wins in more than 99 of every 100 simulations.

Gantt (D)
>99%
chance of winning
Jeanty (R)
<1%
Average margin
D+45.3
80% of outcomes
D+35 to D+56
Partisan lean
D+43
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Gantt is very likely to win: Gantt wins in more than 99 of every 100 simulations.

Gantt (D)
>99%
chance of winning
Jeanty (R)
<1%
Average margin
D+48.9
80% of outcomes
D+36 to D+63
Partisan lean
D+43
Polls
No pollsmodel only

How this race is decided

Staggered Senate

Senators serve four-year terms; half the seats (the even-numbered districts in 2026) are on the ballot each election.

Unopposed races skip the ballot

A candidate with no opponent is declared elected and the race does not appear on the ballot, so some seats have no vote totals.

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

D+45.3R+60R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40D+60
D+48.9R+75R+50R+25EvenD+25D+50D+75

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Gantt >99%Jeanty <1%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Gantt >99%Jeanty <1%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Florida state offices
−1.1Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+8.4Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Southeast adjustment
−1.8How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Southeast adjustmentD+45.3Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+45.3Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Florida and look-alikeplacesD+45.2Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+45.2Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+48.8

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)0
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)1.75
Elected-experience edge0
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation0
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean D+43: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+72.6D+70.4 vs. nation2020 presidentD+57.3D+52.7 vs. nation2024 presidentD+38.7D+40.2 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
551,804
People per km²
1,485
Adults with a B.A.+
26%
White, no degree
5%of adults
  • White 11%
  • Hispanic 39%
  • Black 46%
  • Asian 1%
  • Other / multiracial 3%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024 President Vote in this district

199,307 two-party votes · D+38.7 · D+40.2 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)69.3%
Donald Trump (R)30.7%

2020 President Vote in this district

233,883 two-party votes · D+57.3 · D+52.7 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)78.6%
Donald Trump (R)21.4%

2018 Earlier district lines

133,001 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Gary M Farmer Jr (D)93.7%
Writein (—)6.3%

2016 Earlier district lines

204,561 votes · D+26.1
✓ Gary Farmer (D)62.9%
Antoanet Iotova (R)36.8%

2016 President Vote in this district

219,671 two-party votes · D+72.6 · D+70.4 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)86.3%
Donald Trump (R)13.7%

2014 Earlier district lines

167,693 votes · D+4.2
✓ Maria Lorts Sachs (D)52.1%
Ellyn Bogdanoff (R)47.9%