Races · house · 2026 · Florida
house · open seat
Bale Dalton vs Cory Mills
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
VerifiedLean 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
Forecast CI width
Contribution100 / 100
Measured32.2pp 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.
Inter-model disagreement71
14.1pp across models
Inter-model disagreement
Contribution71 / 100
Measured14.1pp across models
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 · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +10.1
80% CI: R +26.1 → D +6.0 · win prob 21%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
| Polls used | 1 |
| Days to election | 118 |
| Residual σ | 12.56pt |
| Generated | 7/7/2026 |
▼ 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
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
Per-platform · current
| Platform | D YES | R YES | 7d Δ | Vol | vs cons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket “Will the Democratic Party win the FL-07 House seat?” | 36¢ | 64¢ | +0¢ | — | +0 |
All polls · 1 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Lean | Bias · track | vs raters | D · R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20 | Public Policy Polling+1For · Internal D-aligned | 570 · RV | NEUTRAL | D +0.9104 tracked | +2.4noisy | 41 · 39 |
Endorsements · 11 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet9
2
Endorsements tracked
Bale Dalton9 · 82%
Cory Mills2 · 18%
Total11
Scraped from each candidate’s Wikipedia endorsement list.
DBale Dalton9 endorsers
Most notable · Bill Nelson · former U.S. Senator from Florida (2001–2019)
Elected officials5
Federal 4State 0Local 1
Elected officials · 5
- Bill Nelson · former U.S. Senator from Florida (2001–2019)
- Suzan DelBene · WA-01 (2012–present)
- Buddy Dyer · mayor of Orlando (2003–present)
- Kathy Castor · U.S. representative from Florida's 14th congressional district (2007–present)
- Stephanie Murphy · former FL-07 (2017–2023)
Organizations4
Organizations · 4
- 314 Action
- Blue Dog · PAC
- DCCC · Red to Blue
- VoteVets.org
RCory Mills2 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Elected officials1
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 1
- Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Organizations1
Organizations · 1
- AIPAC
Money raised · own committees
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2025-02-21Cory MillsH2FL07156 ↗
Receipts
$805.3K
Disburse
$730.7K
Cash on hand
$115.5K
Debts
$2.0M
Top industries
No industry data.
Top contributors
No contributor data.
Bale Dalton
Receipts
$692.2K
Disburse
$227.8K
Cash on hand
$464.4K
Debts
$0
Top industries
No industry data.
Top contributors
No contributor data.
Outside spending · independent expenditures
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reportsIE total
$3.6K
D side
$0 · 0%
R side
$3.6K · 100%
Top spender
CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC
| Spender | Side | Amount | Share | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC pac · boosts R
| R | $3.6K | 100% | for Cory Mills |
Editorial ratings · 5 raters
Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.Likely R5
Likely R · 5 raters
- Cook Political Report · Jun 17
- The Economist · May 5
- Inside Elections · Jun 24
- Sabato's Crystal Ball · Jun 8
- Split Ticket · Jun 24
Cook Political Report
Likely RThe Economist
Likely RInside Elections
Likely RSabato's Crystal Ball
Likely RSplit Ticket
Likely RDemographic crosstabs
age · education · race · genderNo 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 NewsNews volume · 30d
16 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles16
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.31
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.33 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.31
Week-over-weekshift +0.33 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 38%
Neutral 56%
R 6%
44% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets38%
Neutral56%
R-leaning outlets6%
44% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Rating timeline
Verification trail
Polls verified1 / 1deterministic
Polls flagged—none
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