Upset Brief · FL-24 · Te Mayonna Brown (R) vs. Oliver G. Gilbert III (D)
A long shot on the math: it takes a 40.9-point national wave.
0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
76,558
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 24
Where
- 01+40Precinct V009 (Broward County)Starting line Gilbert +16. 3.2% split their ticket.
- 02+40Precinct V015 (Broward County)Starting line Gilbert +7. 3.3% split their ticket.
- 03+37Precinct V028 (Broward County)Starting line Brown +2. 3.0% split their ticket.
- 04+37Precinct V008 (Broward County)Starting line Gilbert +44. 3.2% split their ticket.
- 05+36Precinct V017 (Broward County)Starting line Gilbert +9. 3.5% split their ticket.
- 06+34Precinct W002 (Broward County)Starting line Gilbert +50. 2.8% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 20% of the plan.
How
- P+1,790Persuade1,790 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Gilbert today.
- M+1MobilizeAt least 14 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Brown's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+178ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Brown's way.
Plus a national shift of 40.9 points of margin (74,589 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Brown wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Gilbert.
- The national environment moves about 40.9 points toward Brown'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 regression220 precincts, R² 0.990, 32 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -95,617 to -53,614 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through July 29Brown $298,626 cash on hand; Gilbert $229,093.
- 04Call program for this list2,831 households, 8,493 dials, about 445 live conversations: an estimated $1,615 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.