2026 forecast

Florida Attorney General forecast

José Javier Rodríguez vs James Uthmeier, with James Uthmeier running again. The model has Uthmeier ahead by 6.3 points, with a 87 percent chance of winning.

Likely RModel R +6.3Polls R +5.5Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

67 counties · 12 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, Senate and governorR +6.2
Down ballot history, moved to 2026R +4.3
Blend of every legR +4.1
With incumbency and primary unityR +7.4
With polls, 55% weightR +6.3

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +0.8 and R +13.4.

Polls of the race

3 polls
PollsterSampleEndedRodríguezUthmeierMargin
St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics LV2026-10-074345R +2.0
Targoz Market Research for James Madison Institute (conservative)854 LV2026-10-044050R +10.0
St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics913 LV2026-09-174243R +1.0