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Florida 16 House race

Updated October 8, 2026 · 26 days until the November 3 election

Kelly Kirschner (D) and Sydney Gruters (R) are running for the House seat in Florida 16. Across 2 polls, the Frothier average has Kelly Kirschner at 37.9% and Sydney Gruters at 43.6%, which is Gruters +5.7. That gives Sydney Gruters a 75% chance of winning, and the race is rated Lean R.

Rating
Lean R
Set by the win estimate
Chance of winning
75%
Sydney Gruters (R)
Polling average
Gruters +5.7
2 polls, newest Oct 2
Frothier estimate
Gruters +5.7
Give or take 8.6 points

Where the race stands

Kelly KirschnerDemocrat
37.9%
Sydney GrutersRepublican
43.6%
Chance of winning
Kirschner 25%Gruters 75%

How the polls have moved

The polling average over the last four months. Above the middle line Kirschner leads; below it Gruters leads.

D+7EvenR+7Aug 29Oct 8

Recent polls

Newest first. Polls paid for by a party or a campaign are tagged and count for half in the average.

PollsterEndedSampleKirschner (D)Gruters (R)Margin
Public Policy PollingD poll Oct 2530 RV 39.043.0Gruters +4.0
SEA PollingD poll Aug 29400 LV 40.039.0Kirschner +1.0

How this estimate is made

Every general-election poll goes into one weighted average: newer, larger and likely-voter polls count for more, and no single pollster can flood it. House district estimates use polls alone, so they carry more uncertainty than statewide races. A win estimate is a probability, not a call: a candidate with a 70 percent chance loses three times in ten. Full method and sources.

Poll data from The New York Times poll database, CC BY 4.0, via PollResults.org. Averages, ratings and projections are Frothier calculations.

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