Florida U.S. House, district 16 · 2026

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

Independent / no party

Mark Davis

Raised: $64,412
From individuals: $51,460
From PACs and other committees: $0
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $9,185
Cash on hand: $3,624
Debts: $8,538

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

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican

Sydney Gruters

Raised: $1,573,617
From individuals: $1,187,418
From PACs and other committees: $331,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $7,000
Cash on hand: $616,305
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,646,540 to support and $102,531 to oppose.

CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.for $1M
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSfor $502K
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY PROJECTagainst $103K
WFW ACTION FUND INCfor $93K
STAND FOR FREEDOM PACfor $11K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.

PAC and committee money

55 committees reported giving $220,000 in all.

VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
HEBREW HAMMER PAC$7,000
RAPTOR PAC$6,000
VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PAC$5,000

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.

Tracked networks

Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K · spent to help $502K

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.

Democrat

Kelly Kirschner

Raised: $751,617
From individuals: $744,115
From PACs and other committees: $7,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $502
Cash on hand: $352,780
Debts: $873

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $0 to support and $729,090 to oppose.

CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.against $729K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Filed for this race but not on the November ballot (8)

Vern BuchananRepublican · Did not qualify
Jon HarrisDemocratic · Lost primary
Tamika LylesDemocratic · Lost primary
Glenn PearsonDemocratic · Lost primary
Ed PopeRepublican · Lost primary
James SatcherRepublican · Did not qualify
Jan SchneiderDemocratic · Lost primary
Eddie SpeirRepublican · Lost primary

Florida Division of Elections candidate list, 2026 general election, pulled Oct. 16, 2026 (dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp)

Money in this race (FEC)

Mark Davis	Independent / no party	$64,412	$3,624	$0	$0
Sydney Gruters	Republican	$1,573,617	$616,305	$1,646,540	$102,531
Kelly Kirschner	Democrat	$751,617	$352,780	$0	$729,090

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.

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