Democratic
Curtis Gibson
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Florida District 18 election, 2026
Curtis Gibson vs. Scott Franklin on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Scott Franklin favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+11.3
96%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+17.12026 national environment
D+6.5District polls
noneForecast spread
±7.8 pointsMargin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (Republican incumbent running). No district poll is blended in.
Republican
Scott Franklin
Incumbent representative for FL-18. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Deva Simmons · Independent
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for FL-18. The forecast above is the model alone: lean, incumbency and the national environment.
Other forecasts
We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for FL-18; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.
Past results
Every election in Florida's 18th district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.
YearWinnerMargin
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