Upset Brief · FL-20 · Brent Andersen (R) vs. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), incumbent
A long shot on the math: it takes a 36.7-point national wave.
0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
83,450
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 24
Where
- 01+51Precinct J011 (Broward County)Starting line Schultz +32. 2.3% split their ticket.
- 02+48Precinct N012 (Broward County)Starting line Schultz +22. 2.3% split their ticket.
- 03+47Precinct F004 (Broward County)Starting line Schultz +25. 2.6% split their ticket.
- 04+45Precinct J012 (Broward County)Starting line Schultz +34. 2.4% split their ticket.
- 05+44Precinct M006 (Broward County)Starting line Schultz +26. 2.6% split their ticket.
- 06+43Precinct G010 (Broward County)Starting line Schultz +27. 2.3% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 20% of the plan.
How
- P+2,414Persuade2,414 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Schultz today.
- M+0MobilizeThere are almost no precincts Andersen's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
- C+208ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Andersen's way.
Plus a national shift of 36.7 points of margin (80,827 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Andersen wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Schultz.
- The national environment moves about 36.7 points toward Andersen's side between now and November 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
- 01Crossover regression155 precincts, R² 0.996, 28 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -106,527 to -55,433 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through July 29Andersen $40,623 cash on hand; Schultz $1,861,373.
- 04Call program for this list3,742 households, 11,225 dials, about 588 live conversations: an estimated $2,135 at published rates.
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.