Upset Brief · FL-19 · Victor Arias (D) vs. Jim Schwartzel (R)

A long shot on the math: it takes a 34.0-point national wave.

0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
109,850
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 24
Where
  1. 01
    Precinct 255 (Collier County)
    Starting line Schwartzel +32. 7.0% split their ticket.
    +149
  2. 02
    Precinct 303 (Lee County)
    Starting line Schwartzel +37. 5.5% split their ticket.
    +141
  3. 03
    Precinct 314 (Lee County)
    Starting line Schwartzel +42. 3.5% split their ticket.
    +114
  4. 04
    Precinct 305 (Lee County)
    Starting line Schwartzel +40. 6.8% split their ticket.
    +106
  5. 05
    Precinct 316 (Lee County)
    Starting line Schwartzel +32. 3.7% split their ticket.
    +98
  6. 06
    Precinct 317 (Lee County)
    Starting line Schwartzel +39. 3.9% split their ticket.
    +92

The top 12 precincts carry 24% of the plan.

How
  • P
    Persuade
    4,731 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Schwartzel today.
    +4,731
  • M
    Mobilize
    There are almost no precincts Arias's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
    +0
  • C
    Consolidate
    Voters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Arias's way.
    +211

Plus a national shift of 34 points of margin (104,908 votes) that no campaign controls.

What has to be true
  1. Arias wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Schwartzel.
  2. The national environment moves about 34.0 points toward Arias's side between now and November 3.
  3. No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
  • 01
    Crossover regression
    118 precincts, R² 0.934, 16 crossover precincts identified
  • 02
    Monte Carlo
    20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -140,726 to -69,644 votes.
  • 03
    Money, FEC candidate totals through July 29
    Arias $19,203 cash on hand; Schwartzel $181,899.
  • 04
    Call program for this list
    6,945 households, 20,836 dials, about 1,092 live conversations: an estimated $3,617 at published rates.
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Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Florida Division of Elections precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.