Sydney Gruters secured the Republican nomination in Florida’s 16th Congressional District with a decisive primary victory in August, backed by President Trump and extensive party infrastructure as the wife of RNC Chair Joe Gruters. The open seat, vacated by longtime incumbent Vern Buchanan, sits in a district redrawn earlier in the year to favor Republicans, where Donald Trump carried the area by 8.5 points in 2024. Forecasters rate the general election as Likely or Solid Republican. Democrat Kelly Kirschner won his primary but trails in most nonpartisan models, though one recent survey showed a statistical tie. A November 3 general election featuring independent Mark Davis as well will test whether the district’s structural Republican edge holds amid voter concerns over costs and local growth issues.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedFL-16 House Election Winner
FL-16 House Election Winner
$26,733 Vol.
$26,733 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Sydney Gruters (R)
83%
Kelly Kirschner (D)
18%
$26,733 Vol.
$26,733 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Sydney Gruters (R)
$10,437 Vol.
83%
Kelly Kirschner (D)
$16,296 Vol.
18%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the FL-16 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/).Sydney Gruters secured the Republican nomination in Florida’s 16th Congressional District with a decisive primary victory in August, backed by President Trump and extensive party infrastructure as the wife of RNC Chair Joe Gruters. The open seat, vacated by longtime incumbent Vern Buchanan, sits in a district redrawn earlier in the year to favor Republicans, where Donald Trump carried the area by 8.5 points in 2024. Forecasters rate the general election as Likely or Solid Republican. Democrat Kelly Kirschner won his primary but trails in most nonpartisan models, though one recent survey showed a statistical tie. A November 3 general election featuring independent Mark Davis as well will test whether the district’s structural Republican edge holds amid voter concerns over costs and local growth issues.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the FL-16 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/).
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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0x2f5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the FL-16 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/).Sydney Gruters secured the Republican nomination in Florida’s 16th Congressional District with a decisive primary victory in August, backed by President Trump and extensive party infrastructure as the wife of RNC Chair Joe Gruters. The open seat, vacated by longtime incumbent Vern Buchanan, sits in a district redrawn earlier in the year to favor Republicans, where Donald Trump carried the area by 8.5 points in 2024. Forecasters rate the general election as Likely or Solid Republican. Democrat Kelly Kirschner won his primary but trails in most nonpartisan models, though one recent survey showed a statistical tie. A November 3 general election featuring independent Mark Davis as well will test whether the district’s structural Republican edge holds amid voter concerns over costs and local growth issues.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the FL-16 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/).
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/).
Volume
$26,733End Date
Nov 4, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 10:48 AM ETResolver
0x2f5e3684c...Sydney Gruters secured the Republican nomination in Florida’s 16th Congressional District with a decisive primary victory in August, backed by President Trump and extensive party infrastructure as the wife of RNC Chair Joe Gruters. The open seat, vacated by longtime incumbent Vern Buchanan, sits in a district redrawn earlier in the year to favor Republicans, where Donald Trump carried the area by 8.5 points in 2024. Forecasters rate the general election as Likely or Solid Republican. Democrat Kelly Kirschner won his primary but trails in most nonpartisan models, though one recent survey showed a statistical tie. A November 3 general election featuring independent Mark Davis as well will test whether the district’s structural Republican edge holds amid voter concerns over costs and local growth issues.
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