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Kathy Castor Retains Tampa Bay Seat in Florida Election

The Democratic incumbent defeats Republican challenger Mike Beltran to keep her House seat.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 4 Nov 2026 · updated 3d ago

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First reported by Bloomberg.com, 2 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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The odds

How the odds moved · Castor, 8+ pts
0%50%100%1%3 Nov, 00:46 UTCnowThe Hill: Kathy Castor holds on to Tampa-area seat after redistricting · 4 Nov, 00:50 UTCBloomberg.com: Democrat Castor Wins Florida House Race, NBC Projects · 4 Nov, 00:48 UTCMother Jones: Republicans Gerrymandered These Florida Districts. Democrats Won Them Anyway. · 4 Nov, 02:51 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
now1%
5 Nov, 03:30 UTC1%
4 Nov, 17:42 UTC1%
4 Nov, 00:58 UTC22%
3 Nov, 00:46 UTC25%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 4 Nov 2026. Bloomberg.com published first, on 4 November at 00:48 UTC; The Hill followed 2 min later. The most recent article, from Mother Jones, appeared on 4 November at 02:51 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg.com (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), Mother Jones.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Castor, 8+ pts — the market puts it at 1%, with $25 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 3 Nov 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the Democratic Party wins Florida's 14th District by a margin of 8 percentage points or more in the 2026 election. It resolves to No if the win is less than 8 percentage points or if the party loses. Readers often mistake the linked story about Kathy Castor for the resolution criteria, but only the final 2026 election results matter.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Castor, 8+ pts at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. Bloomberg.comDemocrat Castor Wins Florida House Race, NBC Projects25%
  2. The HillKathy Castor holds on to Tampa-area seat after redistricting25%
  3. Mother JonesRepublicans Gerrymandered These Florida Districts. Democrats Won Them Anyway.22%▼3 points since the previous source
  4. Current odds1%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Kathy Castor holds on to Tampa-area seat after redistricting The Hill ·
  2. Democrat Castor Wins Florida House Race, NBC Projects Bloomberg.com ·
  3. Republicans Gerrymandered These Florida Districts. Democrats Won Them Anyway. Mother Jones

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