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

Florida's 23rd District

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

Frankel (D)
>99%
chance of winning
Adeimy (R)
<1%
Average margin
D+25.9
80% of outcomes
D+17 to D+35
Partisan lean
D+17
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Frankel is very likely to win: Frankel wins in 49 of every 50 simulations.

Frankel (D)
99%
chance of winning
Adeimy (R)
1%
Average margin
D+23.0
80% of outcomes
D+12 to D+35
Partisan lean
D+17
Polls
No pollsmodel only

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+25.9R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
D+23.0R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Frankel >99%Adeimy <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 3Frankel 99%Adeimy 1%

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

The candidates

DemocraticIncumbent

Lois Frankel

Incumbent U.S. representative from the 22nd district (previously ran in the 22nd district)

Experience
Statewide office or Congress
Raised
$2.3M
From individuals
$1.7M
Spent
$1.4M
Cash on hand
$1.2M

Money: FEC, through Jul 29, 2026.

Profile and career · Wikipedia

Republican

Deborah Adeimy

Financial advisor and candidate for the 22nd district in 2022 and 2024 (previously running in the 22nd district)

Experience
No elected office
Raised
$196.9K
From individuals
$108.7K
Spent
$170K
Cash on hand
$30.5K

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 adjustmentD+23.4Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+26.3Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Florida and look-alikeplacesD+24.9Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+25.9Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+23.0

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)1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)2.31
Elected-experience edge1
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.

The district

Lean D+17: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+31.0D+28.7 vs. nation2020 presidentD+26.8D+22.2 vs. nation2024 presidentD+13.9D+15.4 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
768,148
People per km²
1,114
Adults with a B.A.+
33%
White, no degree
26%of adults
  • White 39%
  • Hispanic 30%
  • Black 24%
  • Asian 2%
  • Other / multiracial 4%

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

374,317 votes · D+4.9
✓ Jared Moskowitz (D)52.4%
Joseph "joe" Kaufman (R)47.6%

2024 President Vote in this district

335,386 two-party votes · D+13.9 · D+15.4 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)56.9%
Donald Trump (R)43.1%

2022 Earlier district lines

279,049 votes · D+4.8
✓ Jared Moskowitz (D)51.6%
Joe Budd (R)46.8%
Christine Scott (I)1.1%

2020 Earlier district lines

381,194 votes · D+16.4
✓ Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)58.0%
Carla Spalding (R)41.7%

2020 President Vote in this district

356,443 two-party votes · D+26.8 · D+22.2 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)63.4%
Donald Trump (R)36.6%

2018 Earlier district lines

276,366 votes · D+23.8
✓ Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)58.5%
Joseph "joe" Kaufman (R)36.0%
Timothy A "tim" Canova (I)5.0%
Don Endriss (I)0.6%

2016 Earlier district lines

323,120 votes · D+16.7
✓ Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)56.7%
Joseph "joe" Kaufman (R)40.5%
Don Endriss (I)1.6%
Lyle Milstein (I)1.2%

2016 President Vote in this district

303,753 two-party votes · D+31.0 · D+28.7 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)65.5%
Donald Trump (R)34.5%