Florida District 1

FL-01 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Jimmy Patronis
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+22

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Jennifer Valimont

Democrat
Total Raised: $137,751
Cash on Hand: $13,190

Aaron Dimmock

Republican
Total Raised: $50,636
Cash on Hand: $181

Douglas Chico

Republican
Total Raised: $72,198
Cash on Hand: $4,865
Jimmy Patronis

Jimmy Patronis

Republican
Total Raised: $3,603,374
Cash on Hand: $788,386

John Frankman

Republican
Total Raised: $110,805
Cash on Hand: $55,938

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 FL-01 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 FL-01 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Won special election April 2025 after Gaetz resigned

Race News

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