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Florida › U.S. House of Representatives · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Florida's 22nd District

A toss-up: each side wins about half the simulations.

Dandiya (D)
51%
chance of winning
Askar (R)
49%
Average margin
D+0.2
80% of outcomes
R+8 to D+8
Partisan lean
R+7
Polls
2in our database

A toss-up: each side wins about half the simulations.

Dandiya (D)
46%
chance of winning
Askar (R)
54%
Average margin
R+0.7
80% of outcomes
R+10 to D+8
Partisan lean
R+7
Polls
2in our database

How this race is decided

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+0.2R+15R+10R+5EvenD+5D+10D+15
R+0.7R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Dandiya 51%Askar 49%

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

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Dandiya 46%Askar 54%

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

The candidates

Democratic

Pia Dandiya

Manager of the Apple Strategic Innovations Group (previously ran in the 21st district)

Experience
No elected office
Raised
$2.3M
From individuals
$2M
Spent
$987.4K
Cash on hand
$1.3M

Money: FEC, through Jul 29, 2026.

Profile and career

Republican

Casey Askar

Businessman and candidate for the 19th district in 2020

Experience
No elected office
Raised
$4.9M
From individuals
$322.1K
Spent
$4.8M
Cash on hand
$89K

Money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.

Profile and career

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast; federal races run in it
Swing reaching this office
78%Of a shift in the environment, from past House races since 2016
Southeast adjustment
−1.9How House races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 78% of the environment andthe Southeast adjustmentR+0.1Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+1.3Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Florida and look-alikeplacesD+0.2Polling average2 polls, latest Aug 31R+0.8Horizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+0.2Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+0.7

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)0.03
Elected-experience edge0
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation0
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

R+5EvenD+5Avg. R+0.8Aug 12Nov 3
All 2 polls
PollsterDatesSampleDandiyaAskarMarginAdjusted
Tulchin Research for House Majority PAC, which is focused on electing Democrats to the U.SD-sponsoredAug 24–Aug 31— V4644D+2R+2.9
Tavern ResearchD-sponsoredAug 10–Aug 12551 LV5050EvenD+3.2

Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect, registered vs. likely voters, and movement in the national environment since the poll; shown for the polls carrying the most weight in today's average. Larger dots in the chart carry the most weight. Last poll: Aug 31, 2026.

The district

Lean R+7: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+6.1D+3.9 vs. nation2020 presidentD+2.1R+2.5 vs. nation2024 presidentR+10.4R+8.9 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
808,417
People per km²
55
Adults with a B.A.+
42%
White, no degree
26%of adults
  • White 44%
  • Hispanic 33%
  • Black 14%
  • Asian 4%
  • Other / multiracial 5%

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 Earlier district lines

366,856 votes · D+9.9
✓ Lois Frankel (D)55.0%
Dan Franzese (R)45.0%

2024 President Vote in this district

387,442 two-party votes · R+10.4 · R+8.9 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)55.2%
Kamala Harris (D)44.8%

2022 Earlier district lines

272,204 votes · D+10.2
✓ Lois Frankel (D)55.1%
Dan Franzese (R)44.9%

2020 Earlier district lines

402,317 votes · D+17.2
✓ Theodore E Deutch (D)58.6%
James "jim" Pruden (R)41.4%

2020 President Vote in this district

409,052 two-party votes · D+2.1 · R+2.5 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)51.0%
Donald Trump (R)49.0%

2018 Earlier district lines

297,683 votes · D+24.0
✓ Ted Deutch (D)62.0%
Nicolas Kimaz (R)38.0%

2016 Earlier district lines

337,850 votes · D+17.9
✓ Theodore E Deutch (D)58.9%
Andrea Leigh McGee (R)41.1%

2016 President Vote in this district

333,983 two-party votes · D+6.1 · D+3.9 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)53.1%
Donald Trump (R)46.9%