Decision Desk HQ · DDHQ call and unofficial returns: Nov. 6, 2026, 1:15 p.m. CST (2:15 p.m. EST displayed); more than 95% reported. Republican hold. Actual Census 120th Congressional District land clipped to shoreline; pale Florida: context. Red: Republican win; no flip.
Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart defeated Democrat Nicole Locklin in Florida's 26th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result keeps the seat in Republican hands.
Diaz-Balart had 114,571 votes (49.86%) to Locklin's 112,866 (49.12%), a margin of 1,705 votes, with more than 95% of the expected vote reported. No-party-affiliation candidate Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey had 2,352 votes (1.02%). The totals remain unofficial.
