U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Republican Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer won their respective primaries on Tuesday, setting up a general election contest for a Florida House seat. Decision Desk HQ, an election data provider, designated the matchup a "toss-up" following the results.
The congressional district was previously considered a Democratic stronghold but was reclassified as highly competitive after Florida underwent a mid-decade redistricting process. The newly drawn boundaries for the district now extend from South Beach to Delray Beach.
In the Democratic primary, Moskowitz defeated Oliver Larkin, a union organizer who received backing from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). On the Republican side, Singer emerged from a field of several candidates. While Singer received an endorsement from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), former President Trump did not endorse a candidate in this specific primary.
The shift in the district's designation from "solidly Democratic" to a "toss-up" follows a legal and political redistricting process in Florida. This change means that voters who previously resided in safe partisan districts now find themselves in one of the most competitive electoral environments in the state. Decision Desk HQ forecasts that while the race is a toss-up, Democrats currently hold a narrow statistical favorability to retain the seat.
For the candidates and their supporters, the general election will require significant resource allocation in a district that now spans a larger geographic area. The primary results also indicated a limit to the influence of the Democratic Socialists of America in this cycle, as their preferred candidate was unable to unseat the incumbent. The general election is scheduled for this fall, though the specific calendar date for the vote was not reported in the source.
What happens next: Moskowitz and Singer will proceed to the general election this fall. Decision Desk HQ and other analysts like the Cook Political Report will continue to monitor the district as a key battleground for House control. Specific deadlines for general election registration or the date of the final vote were not included in the report.