Florida District 19

FL-19 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Victor Arias 15,406 45.5%
Howard Sapp 13,909 41.1%
Robert M. Neeld 4,550 13.4%
100% reporting

Republican Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Jim Schwartzel 26,140 29.1%
Catalina Lauf 19,714 22.0%
Jim Oberweis 14,105 15.7%
Madison Cawthorn 7,592 8.5%
Chris Collins 6,614 7.4%
Mike Pedersen 5,578 6.2%
John Strand 3,512 3.9%
Ola Hawatmeh 2,533 2.8%
Greg "Tex" Bukowski 2,265 2.5%
Linda J. Sawyer 1,648 1.8%
100% reporting

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Byron Donalds
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Victor M. Arias Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $45,356
Cash on Hand: $19,203
Jim Schwartzel

Jim Schwartzel Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $2,065,485
Cash on Hand: $181,899

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 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-19 House race competitive?

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

When is the 2026 FL-19 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 30 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.

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