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U.S. House · Florida's 26th District

Western Miami-Dade and Collier counties, including Hialeah, Doral, part of the Everglades, and Naples-area communities.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Not yet called

CandidateVotesShare
Mario Diaz-Balart114,57849.9%
Nicole Locklin112,87449.1%
Deborah Meidinger Hosey2,3521%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Both major-party primaries were canceled: incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart advanced unopposed as the Republican nominee, and Nicole Locklin advanced unopposed as the Democratic nominee (after Yurina Gil, Dustin Lapolla and Robyn Elaine Lawrence did not make the ballot). Deborah Meidinger Hosey is running with No Party Affiliation.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Mario Diaz-BalartRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative, Florida's 26th District (since 2023); in Congress since 2003Full profile →Nicole LocklinDFull profile →Deborah Meidinger HoseyINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[36][37][38]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Nicole Locklin
    Supports[8]

    Says on her campaign site that she will fight to restore abortion rights nationwide.

  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[31][32][33][34]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][27][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Nicole Locklin
    Supports[3]

    Says she will close tax loopholes, reduce or eliminate income taxes on working families, and make billionaires and profitable corporations pay a fairer share.

  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][22][23][24]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Nicole Locklin
    Supports[3]

    Says she wants to use revenue from tax fairness measures to guarantee healthcare for every American and strengthen Medicare and Social Security.

  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][25][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Supports[7]

    His campaign site says that, as chairman of the House national security and State Department appropriations subcommittee, he fully funded the U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding.

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Nicole Locklin
    —
  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Mario Diaz-Balart
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Nicole Locklin
    Supports[9]

    Her campaign site says the Constitution gives Congress, not the President, the power to declare war, and cites the War Powers Resolution's requirement of congressional authorization.

  • Deborah Meidinger Hosey
    —

Research notes & limits

Diaz-Balart's federal key votes and FEC finance totals are added separately by script. Biography gaps: Diaz-Balart's official house.gov biography could not be loaded, so his bio relies on Ballotpedia and Wikipedia (Ballotpedia's text says he studied at USF; its infobox lists a bachelor's degree, so the degree was reworded). No biographical information was found for Deborah Meidinger Hosey, and Locklin's employment history comes from BallotReady.

Sources · 44

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  4. 4.Díaz-Balart Votes to Extend Haiti TPS · Office of Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart · 2026-04-16 Official record
  5. 5.Fiscal Responsibility · Office of Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Official record
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  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
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  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
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  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
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