Kathy Castor

Democrat. Trump won Florida in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 62; Born August 20, 1966.
Lean: R+4; Swing. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2007; Served since January 4, 2007.
Cash on hand: $577K; $577,435. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Mike Beltran (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Unopposed

No primary was held.

Also on the November ballot: Brian Lambert (Libertarian).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

Latest poll of the 2026 race

DCastor45.6BeltranR44.7

RedBox Research · Oct. 20 to 23, 2026 · 708 likely voters · margin of error ±4.5

Sponsored by A Fight Worth Having, a super PAC.

2 public polls in all; the record lists each.

What a race here costs

TV: Tampa–St Petersburg–Sarasota, 2.22 million homes. The district is 15.3% of the market.

2026 primary: no primary held

2024 general: $579K spent, $1.65 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Energy

Committees: Energy and Commerce · Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 56.95%
Victory margin: +15.36 pts
Harris, 2024: 53.26% · +7.67 pts

Margin 7.69 points above Harris. Vote share 3.68 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Robert Rochford. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$892K	44%	$423K
2022	$1.6M	60%	$351K
2024	$1.2M	44%	$227K

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 8
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 5
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 20
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 7
Conservative average, out of 100: 10.1
Progressive average, out of 100: 93.2 (LCV 95, Progressive Punch 95, Stop Corruption Now 90)
IAP Action score, immigration: -116, rank 314 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.