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Bale Dalton vs Cory Mills

Likely RR +10.1 forecast · 3 months 27 days to election· 1 polls · 2 marketsLast poll 47d agoMarkets 11h agoRating today
Live model · win probabilityupdated 11h ago · poliagg-v34
21% Dalton (D)
79% Mills (R)
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Predicted final margin R +10.1 · 80% CI R+26.1 → D+6.0 · 3 months 27 days to election
Momentum
insufficient data
Tipping-point P
3.6%
Decisive for chamber control
Market · D-side
D 36¢
Cross-platform consensus
News articles · 30d
16
articles · new
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet

The last rating change here was 22d ago, but only 1 poll has landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.

Where this race stands
Verified

Lean D · model 79% R

Polling average rates this race Lean D (D+2.0, sourced from polls).

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+10.1 with an 80% CI ranging from R+26.1 (10th pctile) to D+6.0 (90th pctile), giving R a 79% chance of winning.

Tipping-point probability: 3.6% of simulations see this race as decisive for chamber control.

Uncertainty score: 98/100 (high). Key drivers: only 0-1 recent polls; wide forecast CI (32.2pp). Treat any single point estimate with extra caution.

CITATIONS · lean-d · low-tipping · uncertainty-high
How confident are we?0 = certain · 100 = max uncertain
Combined
98
High uncertainty
Main driver: only 0-1 recent polls.
Forecast CI width100
32.2pp 80% interval
Inter-model disagreement71
14.1pp across models
Polling sparsity88
1 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +10.1
80% CI: R +26.1D +6.0 · win prob 21%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
Polls used1
Days to election118
Residual σ12.56pt
Generated7/7/2026
Compare with other models3 models
qgbt-v1GBT (qgbt)
R +13.0
80% CI R +13.9 → R +12.6
CV MAE 8.51
bayes-v1Bayes / Kalman
D +1.1
80% CI R +3.4 → D +5.6
CV MAE 3.51
consensusMarket-implied
R +3.2
no interval
market-implied

Polling average

3638404244DALTON 40.5MILLS 39.5MAY '26MAY '26MAY '26
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.

Prediction markets

Consensus · D 36¢1 platformupdated 11h ago
DisagreementMarkets are 5 points less bullish on D than polling. Markets 36% · polls 41%.
Cross-platform price · history
20¢30¢40¢54 DAYS · D YES PRICENOWMay 14Jul 7
Per-platform · current
PlatformD YESR YES7d ΔVolvs cons
Polymarket
Will the Democratic Party win the FL-07 House seat?
36¢64¢+0¢+0

All polls · 1 results

strongpositiveinfocautionflag
DatePollster · trust signalsn · popLeanBias · trackvs ratersD · R
May 20Public Policy Polling+1For · Internal D-aligned570 · RVNEUTRALD +0.9104 tracked+2.4noisy41 · 39

Endorsements · 11 total

Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet
9Dalton · 82%
Mills · 18%2
DBale Dalton9 endorsers
Most notable · Bill Nelson · former U.S. Senator from Florida (2001–2019)
Elected officials5
Federal 4State 0Local 1
Organizations4
RCory Mills2 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Elected officials1
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Organizations1

Money raised · own committees

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2025-02-21
Cory MillsH2FL07156 ↗
Receipts
$805.3K
Disburse
$730.7K
Cash on hand
$115.5K
Debts
$2.0M
No industry data.
No contributor data.
Bale DaltonOWN COMMITTEE
Receipts
$692.2K
Disburse
$227.8K
Cash on hand
$464.4K
Debts
$0
No industry data.
No contributor data.

Outside spending · independent expenditures

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reports
IE total
$3.6K
D side
$0 · 0%
R side
$3.6K · 100%
Top spender
CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC
For / against split
For Mills $3.6K
SpenderSideAmountShareTarget
CLUB FOR GROWTH PACR$3.6K100%for Cory Mills

Editorial ratings · 5 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.
Likely R5
Cook Political Report
Likely R
Jun 17
The Economist
Likely R
May 5
Inside Elections
Likely R
Jun 24
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Likely R
Jun 8
Split Ticket
Likely R
Jun 24

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender
No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.

In the news

16 shown · last 30d · Google News
News volume · 30d
16 articles · building history
Net favorability
+0.31
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.33 wk
Coverage tilt
D 38%
Neutral 56%
R 6%
44% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
P
politico.com · 3d ago
A Jolly campaign in Florida amid an angry Democratic summer
D-favorable
N
nytimes.com · 8d ago
Florida U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
D-favorable
F
floridapolitics.com · 12d ago
Poll shows Donald Trump underwater in home state of Florida heading into Midterms
Neutral
N
nytimes.com · 12d ago
Florida Seventh Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
D-favorable
F
floridapolitics.com · 13d ago
Internal poll shows Bale Dalton with edge over Cory Mills as he tries to flip CD 7
Neutral
N
nytimes.com · 13d ago
Florida Governor Election 2026: Latest Polls
D-favorable
N
nytimes.com · 14d ago
Florida 23rd Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
D-favorable
N
nytimes.com · 14d ago
Florida 13th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
D-favorable
F
floridapolicy.org · 20d ago
Florida Property Tax Amendment: Ballot Language Summary
Neutral
W
wiod.iheart.com · 23d ago
Debate Drama Erupts in Florida Republican Governor’s Race | NewsRadio WIOD | The Ryan Gorman Show
Neutral
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Rating timeline
Jun 14, 2026Likely Rmodel
Jun 4, 2026Safe Rmodel
May 3, 2026Likely Rmodel
Verification trail
Polls verified1 / 1deterministic
Polls flaggednone
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2025-02-21
Endorsements25 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage16 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks