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2026 candidates we're tracking in FL-26
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Nicole Locklin
Democratic
Nicole Locklin, an attorney with more than a decade of experience in law, compliance and business operations, is running for Florida's 26th Congressional District as the Democratic nominee, per her campaign site. Nicole Locklin appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Democratic nominee for FL-26, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list.
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Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican
Incumbent
Mario Diaz-Balart spent 14 years in the Florida Legislature and became the youngest person elected to the Florida Senate at age 31 before winning his U.S. House seat, per his campaign site. Now in his eleventh congressional term, he serves as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee and chairs its National Security Subcommittee, according to that site. It also says he founded the bipartisan Everglades Caucus and serves as dean of the Florida delegation.
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Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey
No Party Affil
Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey, who has worked in Broward County government as Assistant Director of Elderly and Veterans Services, is running for Florida's 26th Congressional District as a no-party-affiliation candidate, per Broward County payroll records and FEC filings. Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot as a no-party-affiliation candidate for FL-26, per the Florida Division of Elections certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the state's certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey.
About this race
Florida's 26th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Florida primary is Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.