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Democratic veterans are trying to make that argument in other races for Republican-held seats.
Former U.S. Senator Mel Martinez, a Republican, endorsed Bale Dalton, a Democratic candidate, in Florida’s 7th Congressional District race.
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More in Methodology| Outcome | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRyan Elijah | 65.4% | 64.5% | 66.5% | 2.0 pts | – | |
| DBale Dalton | 34.8% | 35.5% | 33.5% | 2.0 pts | – |
Bale Dalton, a Democrat and former NASA chief of staff, is his party's nominee for the open seat in Florida's 7th congressional district in 2026, facing Republican Ryan Elijah in the November 3 general election.
Ryan Elijah, a Republican and former WOFL reporter, defeated incumbent Cory Mills in the primary for Florida's 7th congressional district and faces Democrat Bale Dalton in the November 3, 2026, general election.
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Florida's 7th District margin of victory
| Elijah, 2+ pts | 60.0% | |
| Elijah, 5+ pts | 40.5% | |
| Elijah, 8+ pts | 27.5% | |
| Elijah, 11+ pts | 16.5% | |
| Elijah, 14+ pts | 8.7% | |
| Elijah, 17+ pts | 4.3% |
Florida's 7th District margin of victory
| Dalton, 1+ pts | 29.0% | |
| Dalton, 4+ pts | 17.0% | |
| Dalton, 7+ pts | 8.0% |
FL-07 House Election Margin of Victory
| Republican 18%+ | 1.6% | |
| Republican 15-18% | 2.8% | |
| Republican 12-15% | 8.2% | |
| Republican 9-12% | 3.1% | |
| Republican 6-9% | 5.0% | |
| Republican 3-6% | 18.4% | |
| Republican 0-3% | 23.6% | |
| Democrat 0-3% | 15.4% | |
| Democrat 3-6% | 9.5% | |
| Democrat 6%+ | 11.5% |
Prices which party wins.
Ryan Elijah: Counted · bid 64.0% / ask 65.0% · $37.0K within 5 pts
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the FL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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Ryan Elijah: Counted · bid 66.0% / ask 67.0% · $30.0K within 5 pts
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If the House member sworn in for FL-07 for the term beginning in 2027 is a member of the Republican Party, then the market resolves to Yes.
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