Florida Democrat Kathy Castor holds House seat despite GOP redistricting
Castor held the seat by more than 5 points as Republicans’ redistricting push failed to flip a district Trump carried by 11 points in 2024.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the Associated Press projected Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor won re-election in Florida's 14th Congressional District with 51.2% of the vote against Republican challenger Mike Beltran.
- In May 2026, Florida Republicans redrew the congressional map to favor the GOP, incorporating more rural, conservative inland regions where President Donald Trump carried the district by more than 10 points in 2024.
- Castor campaigned on lowering healthcare costs and expanding veterans' services during her nearly 20-year tenure, while state representative Mike Beltran focused on tax cuts and balancing the federal budget.
- Despite intense national targeting by the National Republican Congressional Committee, Castor fended off the challenge and maintained the seat she has held since 2007.
- The victory underscores Democrats' difficulty maintaining incumbency in Florida, which has shifted from a swing state to a solid Republican stronghold with a 1.5 million registered-voter GOP advantage.
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(The Daily Signal)—Call it a tale of two states. Both Republican-run. Both prosperous. Both heavily populated states that influence the rest of the nation. Yet in the blue tsunami, the results in Texas and Florida were very different. “In January … of the 10 largest states in this union, only one state will have Republican […] The post 3 Reasons Florida Didn’t Go Blue Like Texas appeared first on 🔔 The Liberty Daily.
3 Reasons Florida Didn’t Go Blue Like Texas
Call it a tale of two states. Both Republican-run. Both prosperous. Both heavily populated states that influence the rest of the nation. Yet in the blue tsunami, the results in Texas and Florida were very different. “In January … of the 10 largest states in this union, only one state will have Republican control of...
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