Ralph Groves
No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.
Outside spending
No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.
PAC and committee money
No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.
2026 elections · Florida
Florida U.S. House, district 11
General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.
Rating: Solid R (Cook: Solid R; Sabato: Solid R; Inside Elections: Solid R; DDHQ: Likely R; The Economist: Lean R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.
Ballot list checked against the state. Florida Division of Elections candidate list, 2026 general election, pulled Oct. 16, 2026 (dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp). Candidates who lost a primary, withdrew or did not qualify are listed below the field.
The field
James Pericola
- Raised
- $197,289
- From individuals
- $112,824
- From PACs and other committees
- $19,500
- From the candidate (gifts + loans)
- $64,965
- Cash on hand
- $21,881
- Debts
- $59,965
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside spending
No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.
PAC and committee money
1 committees reported giving $1,000 in all.
- MAC PAC$1,000
As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.
Joe Strada
- Raised
- $5,434,538
- From individuals
- $353,538
- From PACs and other committees
- $81,000
- From the candidate (gifts + loans)
- $5,000,000
- Cash on hand
- $819,983
- Debts
- $5,000,000
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside spending
Outside groups spent $255,196 to support and $0 to oppose.
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.for $218K
- AMERICAN LIBERTY FOUNDATIONfor $26K
- STAND FOR FREEDOM PACfor $11K
FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Sept. 21, 2026.
PAC and committee money
12 committees reported giving $32,500 in all.
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$5,000
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- AKERMAN LLP PAC$5,000
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
- MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC$2,500
- JUST ELECT SUPER STARS PAC$2,000
- GROWING AMERICA INTO A NEW ERA OF STRENGTH PAC$1,500
As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.
Tracked networks
- Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $1K
Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.
Filed for this race but not on the November ballot (12)
- Carey BakerRepublican · Lost primary
- Chanelle BarnesRepublican · Did not qualify
- Barbara HallDemocratic · Did not qualify
- Ivette PalomoRepublican · Lost primary
- Nizam RazackRepublican · Lost primary
- Anthony SabatiniRepublican · Did not qualify
- Ryan SmithRepublican · Did not qualify
- Walter WalkerDemocratic · Did not qualify
- Royal WebsterDemocratic · Lost primary
- Tim WilkinsRepublican · Lost primary
- Dan WilliamsDemocratic · Lost primary
- Mike WilnauRepublican · Did not qualify
Florida Division of Elections candidate list, 2026 general election, pulled Oct. 16, 2026 (dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp)
| James Pericola | Democrat | $197,289 | $21,881 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Strada | Republican | $5,434,538 | $819,983 | $255,196 | $0 |
Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.
Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.