Democratic primary · August 18, 2026
Florida house Democratic primary
Field of 5 Democratic candidates competing for the party's nomination. Winner advances to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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How confident are we?0 = certain · 100 = max uncertain
Combined
72
High uncertainty
Main driver: wide vote-share CI (16.7pp).
Forecast CI width56
16.7pp 80% interval
Forecast CI width
Contribution56 / 100
Measured16.7pp 80% interval
Each driver is scaled 0–100; higher pushes the combined uncertainty score up. Lower it with more recent, tightly-clustered polls and models that agree.
Polling sparsity88
1 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Polling sparsity
Contribution88 / 100
Measured1 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Each driver is scaled 0–100; higher pushes the combined uncertainty score up. Lower it with more recent, tightly-clustered polls and models that agree.
Forecast · Democratic primary
primary-struct-v1 · high confidence · 4 polls + fundamentals1Elijah ManleyThe 2016 Green Party presidential primaries were a series of primaries, caucuses and state conventions in which voters elected delegates to …
2Debbie Wasserman SchultzDeborah Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district, first elec…
3Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickSheila Cherfilus-McCormick is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 20th congressiona…
4Dale HolnessThe 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 28 U.S. representatives …
5Luthor CampbellChallenger
All polls · 4 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Cherfilus-McCormick | Holness | Manley | Campbell | Schultz | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Listener Group/Political Matrix News | 500 · LV | 3 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 39 | +18 |
| Feb 27 | Listener Group/Political Matrix News | 400 · LV | 31 | 13 | 35 | — | — | +4 |
| Feb 27 | Listener Group/Political Matrix News | 400 · LV | 31 | 13 | 35 | 1 | — | +4 |
| Feb 3 | Listener Group/Political Matrix News | 300 · LV | 35 | 10 | 38 | — | — | +3 |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 9 total
Source · Wikipedia · 3 candidates with no endorsements yetElijah Manley · 7Dale Holness · 2
DElijah Manley7 endorsers
Most notable · Ro Khanna · CA-17 (2017–present)
Organizations3
Organizations · 3
- College Democrats of America
- Peace Action
- Track AIPAC
Elected officials2
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 2
- Ro Khanna · CA-17 (2017–present)
- Tim Lonergan, Mayor of Oakland Park
Celebrity1
Celebrity · 1
- Democratic Black Caucus of Florida · the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida
Other1
Other · 1
- Letitia Newbold, Oakland Park City Commissioner
DDale Holness2 endorsers
Most notable · Rudy Moise · doctor and candidate for this seat
Celebrity1
Celebrity · 1
- Rudy Moise · doctor and candidate for this seat
Elected officials1
Federal 0State 0Local 1
Elected officials · 1
- Johnny Ford · former mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama (1972–1996, 2004–2008, 2012–2016)
DSheila Cherfilus-McCormick0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DLuthor Campbell0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DDebbie Wasserman Schultz0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing —No FEC committee filings yet for the Democratic primary candidates. Most primary candidates file quarterly; if the primary is recent the data may take a few weeks to appear.
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 4deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE
Endorsements12 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks